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Object Number
88-51-10/50021
Display Title
Ivory toggle
Descriptions
Object Description
Ivory toggle, probably representing a pair of sea otters
Inventory Description
Figurine, carved ivory, twin zoomorphic figures joined at feet and tip of tail
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Aleut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms
Aleutian Islands
Materials
Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 4.7 x 1.3 x 0.6 cm (1 7/8 x 1/2 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
50021 & [35878] & Aleut
Provenance
Collector
Edward William Nelson
(01/01/1838-01/01/1886)
Exchange participant
Smithsonian Institution
(01/01/1888)
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