Whetstone

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Culture/People: Bering Strait Iñupiaq [Diomedes]

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source circa 1919.
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Place: Little Diomede Island; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago: Bering Sea Islands
Island Name: Little Diomede Island

See related items: Bering Strait Iñupiaq [Diomedes]; Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 9/3943
Barcode: 093943.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Whetstone
Media/Materials: Jadeite
Techniques: Ground

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62b9e3df8-d6eb-4fec-aaff-1baee999321a

Record ID: NMAI_100992