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Object Number 94-57-10/R216
Display Title Carved canine teeth of bear; attached to leather thong
Descriptions
Object Description Carved canine teeth of bear; attached to leather thong
Inventory Description Pendants, bear teeth, carved into form of bear head, perforated, split, leather
Classification
  • Pendant
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Northwest Coast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Additional Geographic Terms Northwest Coast
Dimensions Overall: 8.9 x 2.4 x 1.7 cm (3 1/2 x 15/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object R/216
Provenance
Collector Frederick H. Rindge (?)
Donor Frederick H. Rindge (1894)

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