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Child's hide dress with beaded yoke and shoulder and hem fringe
Unidentified
Child's hide dress with beaded yoke and shoulder and hem fringe
Unidentified
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Ivory harpoon toggle butt / Native American; Inuit

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Harpoon toggle butt made from ivory. A toggle is used to make lines or ropes more secure. It can be used to securely connect two lines, attached to a loop to prevent twisting or attached to a loop to enable tightening.

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Title(s): 
Ivory harpoon toggle butt
Culture: 
Native American; Inuit
Date: 
19th century
Period: 
Historic
Place: 
Saint Lawrence Island, Alaska
Materials/Techniques: 
fossil ivory
Classification: 
Archaeological Objects
Object Type: 
Harpoon Toggle Butt
Accession No: 
83.1496
Department: 
Anthropology
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