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Object Number 15-14-60/86678
Display Title Whet stone
Descriptions
Inventory Description Whetstone, flat, oval stone, perforated one end with leather loop tied
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Chukche
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Russia / Siberia
Dimensions Overall: 13.9 x 4.2 x 1.3 cm (5 1/2 x 1 5/8 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 86678

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Whet stone
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