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Object Number 94-57-10/R112
Display Title Hollow ivory carving, ornament for hunting helmet. Carved to represent a whale.
Descriptions
Object Description Hollow carving, ornament for hunting helmet, ivory. Carved to represent a whale
Inventory Description Ornament, carved and hollowed ivory Beluga whale, incised and pigmented designs
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Date 1800-1894
Culture
  • Navugmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / North Slope Burough / Point Barrow
Materials Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 12.5 x 1.8 x 1.2 cm (4 15/16 x 11/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object R/112
Provenance
Collector Frederick H. Rindge (?)
Donor Frederick H. Rindge (1894)

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