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Ivory comb with teeth at one end and the other end tapers / Native American; Inuit

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Ivory comb with teeth at one end and incised decoration. Note on card reads, “For shredding sinew.”

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Title(s): 
Ivory comb with teeth at one end and the other end tapers
Culture: 
Native American; Inuit
Date: 
19th century
Period: 
Historic
Place: 
Nome, Alaska
Materials/Techniques: 
ivory
Classification: 
Archaeological Objects
Object Type: 
Comb
Accession No: 
83.1092
Department: 
Anthropology
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