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Object Number
88-51-10/50174.1
Display Title
Ivory toggle. Holes in toggle suggest its use as an amulet to be hung.
Descriptions
Object Description
Ivory toggle. Holes in toggle suggest its use as an amulet to be hung. 5.5x1.5x1
Inventory Description
Toggle, carved seal, incised facial features and flippers, many perforations
Classification
- Accessory
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1800-1888
Culture
- Unaliqmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
/
<County>
/
St. Michael
Additional Geographic Terms
Norton Sound
Materials
Ivory, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 5.5 x 1.5 x 1 cm (2 3/16 x 9/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
50174; 129285 / St. M / Turner
Provenance
Collector
Lucien M. Turner
Donor
Smithsonian Institution
(1888)
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