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Object Number
25-5-10/98136
Display Title
Ornamented teeth (2)
Descriptions
Object Description
Ornamented teeth of bear(?)
Inventory Description
Small carved tusks, incised triangular/circular designs, red, black highlights
Classification
- Carving
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Eskimo?
- Alutiiq?
- Yupik?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Whale tooth
Dimensions
Overall: 7 x 3 x 1.8 cm (2 3/4 x 1 3/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
98136
Provenance
Collector
Charles Ashley Weare
(01/01/1895-01/01/1900)
Donor
John Weare
(01/01/1925)
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