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Object Number
99-12-10/53130
Display Title
Ivory carving representing walrus
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Carved ivory walrus, broken tail and tusk
Classification
- Raw Material
- Carving
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1899
Culture
- Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
/
Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms
Alaska, Western
Materials
Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 14.5 x 4.3 x 4.2 cm (5 11/16 x 1 11/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
53130
Credit Line
Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Provenance
Boston Museum
Donor
David P. Kimball
Donor
Augusta K. Horton
Donor
L. Cushing Kimball
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