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Object Number
94-57-10/R137
Display Title
Pipe fragment, carved ivory in the form of a polar bear head
Descriptions
Object Description
Ivory pipe with stone bowl and ivory carving of wolf. 2 ears carved with detail
Inventory Description
Pipe fragment, carved ivory, form of polar bear head, metal eyes/nostrils
Classification
- Pipe
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: 4.6 x 1.3 x 1.1 cm (1 13/16 x 1/2 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
R\137
Provenance
Collector
Frederick H. Rindge
(?)
Donor
Frederick H. Rindge
(1894)
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