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Object Number 98-18-10/51975
Display Title Ivory pendant representing whale
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved ivory whale pendant, perforated mouth, chipped
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Pendant
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Sinrarmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms Port Clarence, Vicinity of
Materials Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 4.7 x 1.6 x 1.9 cm (1 7/8 x 5/8 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 51975
Provenance
Collector Capt. Miner Bruce (?)
Donor Capt. Miner Bruce (1898)

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