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Object Number
69-30-10/1894
Display Title
Charm, ivory carving, animals (bears?) eating people
Descriptions
Object Description
Charm carved from tusk or walrus. Charm, ivory carving, animals (bears?) eating people; low and open relief carving
Inventory Description
Ivory carving, semi-rectangular, depicting animals eating humans.
Classification
- Ornament
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Tlingit?
- Haida?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Walrus tusk
Dimensions
Overall: 12 x 5.5 x 0.9 cm (4 3/4 x 2 3/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
69-30-10/1894
Provenance
Collector
Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast
(1867-1868)
Donor
Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast
(1869)
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