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Ivory fish hook
Object Number 995-29-10/73480
Display Title Ivory fish hook
Descriptions
Object Description Ivory fish hook. Received as part of set, 73475-73481. See notes/histories- attribution.
Inventory Description Fishhhook, carved ivory, grooved at blunt end
Classification
  • Fishhook
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada
North America / United States
Materials Walrus ivory
Dimensions Overall: 4.1 x 2.3 x 0.5 cm (1 5/8 x 7/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-10/73480
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright (1995)
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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