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Catalog Number |
CAS 0425-0085 | |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Implement (3 wound pins on cord) | |
| Culture | Eskimo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
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| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1970 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Bone; Sinew | |
| Description | Trio of wound pins made of bone with perforation at proximal end; Sinew cord is looped through the perforation, attaching the pins together; Used for closing wounds after the hunted animal has been drawn out of water; Also used to sew incision after the animal’s liver is removed. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 1.3 to 1.5, Thickness = 0.5 to 0.7, Length = 10.8 to 13.5 | |