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Object Number 69-30-10/1884
Display Title Ivory charm
Descriptions
Object Description Carved bone; a charm Ivory charm
Inventory Description Carved ivory ornament, curved rectangle, animal head, perforated.
Classification
  • Charm
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Haida?
  • Tlingit?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Materials Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 10 x 5 x 2.2 cm (3 15/16 x 1 15/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 1884
Provenance
Collector Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (1867-1868)
Donor Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (1869)

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