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Object Number
08-8-10/73016
Display Title
Ear ornaments
Descriptions
Object Description
Ear ornaments
Inventory Description
Ornaments, baleen carved into wheel shape, shell inlay rim and spokes
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Tlingit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Baleen, Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 6.2 x 5.9 x 0.6 cm (2 7/16 x 2 5/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
08-8-10/73016
Provenance
Collector
Lt. Selim E. Woodworth
(?)
Donor
Dr. William McMichael Woodworth
(1908)
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