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Object Number
25-5-10/98132
Display Title
Wooden box
Descriptions
Object Description
Wooden box representing a baleen whale; used in whale hunting ritual
Inventory Description
Carved wood box with lid, whale figure, lid chipped
Classification
- Box
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Yupik?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 7.1 x 3.8 x 2.2 cm (2 13/16 x 1 1/2 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
4
Label on object
98132
Provenance
Collector
Charles Ashley Weare
(01/01/1895-01/01/1900)
Donor
John Weare
(01/01/1925)
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