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Ivory toggle. Carved in the shape of a fish (head and tail).
Ivory toggle. Carved in the shape of a fish (head and tail).
Object Number 94-57-10/R120
Display Title Ivory toggle. Carved in the shape of a fish (head and tail).
Descriptions
Object Description Ivory toggle. Carved in the shape of a fish (head and tail). Engraved with lin
Inventory Description Bag fastener, carved ivory, fish form, metal studs, incised/pigmented design
Classification
  • Bag fastener
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: 9.2 x 0.9 x 0.3 cm (3 5/8 x 3/8 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object R\120
Provenance
Collector Frederick H. Rindge (?)
Donor Frederick H. Rindge (1894)

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