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Object Number
88-51-10/49971
Display Title
Ivory toggle-incised, inlaid, perforated. animal head. bear?
Descriptions
Object Description
Ivory toggle-incised, inlaid, perforated. animal head. bear?
Inventory Description
Button, ivory, carved, incised/pigmented zoomorphic head, glass inlay eyes, pe
Classification
- Button
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1800-1888
Culture
- Kigiktavik?
- Bering Strait Eskimo?
- Norton Sound?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms
Kigik
Materials
Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 4.5 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm (1 3/4 x 11/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
49971, 33568 [crossed out], Kigik
Provenance
Collector
Unknown
(1838-1886)
Donor
Smithsonian Institution
(1888)
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