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Object Number 25-5-10/98131
Display Title Box with charm
Descriptions
Object Description Box with charm; hunting charm or shaman's charm
Inventory Description Box, antler, quartz crystal inside
Classification
  • Accessory
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Alutiiq?
  • Eskimo?
  • Yupik?
  • Inupiaq?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms Alaska Peninsula
Materials Antler, Stone
Dimensions Overall: 8.2 x 3.9 x 2.9 cm (3 1/4 x 1 9/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 98131
Provenance
Collector Charles Ashley Weare (01/01/1895-01/01/1900)
Donor John Weare (01/01/1925)

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