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Object Number
36-73-10/6184
Display Title
Necklace of vari-colored beads and fawn's teeth. Fringe sewn to a narrow thong.
Descriptions
Object Description
Necklace of vari-colored beads and teeth; fringe sewn to a narrow thing; each bead strand is finished with a faun's tooth. Possibly a burial item.
Inventory Description
Necklace, glass bead fringe sewn to leather strap, small tooth at end of each
Classification
- Necklace
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Yupik
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Glass, Leather, Tooth, Glass, Deer tooth
Dimensions
Overall: 49.7 x 9.3 x 0.3 cm (19 9/16 x 3 11/16 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1 necklace and 1 bagged tooth
Label on object
36-73-10/6184 & 6185 or 6184 (on bag containing 1 loose tooth)
Provenance
Collector
Unknown
Donor
Raymond Emerson
(06/26/1936 or 04/14/1937)
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