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Object Number
98-18-10/51964
Display Title
Ivory buttons with incised circle motif
Descriptions
Object Description
Ivory buttons with incised circle motif
Inventory Description
Buttons, carved ivory, elliptical, incised and pigmented circular design
Classification
- Button
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Sinrarmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms
Port Clarence, Vicinity of
Materials
Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 3.4 x 1.6 x 0.4 cm (1 5/16 x 5/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
5
Label on object
51964
Provenance
Collector
Capt. Miner Bruce
(?)
Donor
Capt. Miner Bruce
(1898)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98-18-10/51965 | Ivory buttons with incised circle motif |
Button
|
Alaska
| |
| 98-18-10/51963 | Ivory buttons with incised circle motif |
Button
|
Alaska
| |
| 98-18-10/51967 | Ivory buttons-square with incised circle |
Button
|
Alaska
| |
| 88-51-10/50092 | Buttons in form of human head-incised eyes, mouth, tattoo? |
Button
|
Alaska
| |
| 98-18-10/51966 | Ivory buttons-perforated |
Button
|
Alaska
| |
| 15-14-60/86692 | Ivory buttons, bird figures |
Button
|
Siberia
| |
| 15-14-60/86693 | Ivory buttons, animal figures |
Button
|
Siberia
| |
| 98-18-10/51973 | Ivory buttons |
Button
|
Alaska
| |
| 991-12-60/15048A | Five Gold Buttons with Moon Motif |
Button
|
China
| |
|
| 991-12-60/15048C | Five Gold Buttons with Moon Motif |
Button
|
China
| |
|
| 991-12-60/15048D | Five Gold Buttons with Moon Motif |
Button
|
China
| |
|
| 991-12-60/15048E | Five Gold Buttons with Moon Motif |
Button
|
China
|