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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 / <County> / 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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