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Object Number
88-51-10/49996
Display Title
Wooden box in form of seal
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Carved wooden seal box, ivory inlay, painted red, black, carved ivory inside.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Box
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Kaialigamiut?
- Yupik?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms
Nelson Island; Hazen Bay, vicinity of; Kaialigamiut
Materials
Red cedar, Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 26.5 x 6 x 6.3 cm (10 7/16 x 2 3/8 x 2 1/2 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
49996 & 38021 & #nis Kaia
Provenance
Collector
Edward William Nelson
Donor
Smithsonian Institution
(1888)
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