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Object Number
98-18-10/51970
Display Title
Ivory carving of whale
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Pendants, carved ivory, 3 zoomorphic figures, perforated, 1 burnt
Classification
- Pendant
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Sinrarmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
/
Nome Census Area
Additional Geographic Terms
Port Clarence, Vicinity of
Materials
Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 4.8 x 1.8 x 0.5 cm (1 7/8 x 11/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
51970
Provenance
Collector
Capt. Miner Bruce
(?)
Donor
Capt. Miner Bruce
(1898)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88-51-10/50305 | Ivory carving representing a bird |
Pendant
|
St. Lawrence Island
| |
| 88-51-10/50306 | Ivory carvings representing birds, worn as ornaments or charms |
Pendant
|
St. Lawrence Island
| |
| 98-18-10/51975 | Ivory pendant representing whale |
Pendant
Raw Material |
Nome Census Area
| |
| 64-29-10/43860 | Small ivory carvings, bilikins - grotesque human figures |
Raw Material
Pendant |
Nome Census Area
| |
| 94-57-10/R112 | Hollow ivory carving, ornament for hunting helmet. Carved to represent a whale. |
Ornament
|
Point Barrow
| |
| 94-57-10/R148 | Ivory carving. Whale-shaped, flippers and tail carved in relief. Lines and dots. |
Figurine
|
Point Barrow
| |
| 98-18-10/51970.1 | Ivory carving of whale |
Raw Material
Carving |
Nome Census Area
| |
| 88-51-10/50279 | Ivory belt toggles |
Pendant
|
Sledge Island
| |
| 31-63-10/K69 | Carved ivory pendant |
Pendant
|
Alaska
| |
| 98-18-10/51976.1 | Pendant, carved ivory |
Pendant
|
Nome Census Area
| |
| 974-5-10/52160 | Bone and ivory pendants, including some teeth. |
Pendant
|
North America
| |
| 08-1-10/73799 | Ivory pendants used by women |
Pendant
|
Northwest Territories
|