Perforated handle
Perforated handle
Perforated handle
Perforated handle

Currently not on view

Perforated handle,

before 1885

probably Lingít
PU 5442

Information

Title
Perforated handle
Dates

before 1885

Medium
Bone
Dimensions
h. 5.0 cm., w. 9.8 cm., d. 0.7 cm. (1 15/16 x 3 7/8 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Lent by the Department of Geosciences, Princeton University
Object Number
PU 5442
Place Collected

North America, United States, Alaska

Culture
Native American, Lingít
Type
handles: tool components
Materials
bone
Subject
birds

Collected by Rev. Dr. Sheldon Jackson, in or after 1877; Given to E. M. Museum (Princeton Museum of Natural History), 1882-1885

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