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Pipe of walrus ivory. Bowl dovetailed into top of deep end w/ geometric designs.
Pipe of walrus ivory. Bowl dovetailed into top of deep end w/ geometric designs.
Object Number 94-57-10/R139
Display Title Pipe of walrus ivory. Bowl dovetailed into top of deep end w/ geometric designs.
Descriptions
Object Description Pipe, walrus ivory. Bowl is dovetailed into top of deep end with geometric desi
Inventory Description Pipe, blade shaped, incised boat, sled, human and animal scenes, elevated bowl
Classification
  • Pipe
Department Ethnographic
Date 1800-1894
Culture
  • Navugmiut
  • Bering Strait Inupiaq
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / Nome Census Area
Additional Geographic Terms Western Alaska; St. Michael on Norton Sound or further north
Materials Ivory, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 39.6 x 9.4 x 3.2 cm (15 9/16 x 3 11/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object R139
Provenance
Collector Frederick H. Rindge (?)
Donor Frederick H. Rindge (1894)

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