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1966.1.732

Possible gaming piece or ornament made of the bony plate of a sturgeon. Incised crosshatched lines on the upper surface around the edge and diagonal lines going across the piece. [ASh [OPS move] 03/06/2016]

1966.1.732

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Collection type
Object
Description
Possible gaming piece or ornament made of the bony plate of a sturgeon. Incised crosshatched lines on the upper surface around the edge and diagonal lines going across the piece. [ASh [OPS move] 03/06/2016]
Cultural groups
Inuit; Arctic
Inuit
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Ipswich Museum
PRM source Patricia Margaret Maclaren Butler
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1966
Date collected
By 1966
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1966
Materials and processes
Material Bone, Process Incised, Process Carved
Dimensions
Width: max 17 mm, Length: max 69 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1966.1.732

Search terms: Ornament, Toy and Game, Game Accessory