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Object Number
69-30-10/1987
Display Title
Ivory bracelets
Descriptions
Object Description
Rings; sections of walrus tusk. Ivory bracelets. Probably once attached to shaman's skin shirt.
Inventory Description
Ornaments, carved ivory rings, 1 broken, 1 cracked
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Tlingit?
- Haida?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Walrus tusk
Dimensions
Overall: 7.9 x 4.8 x 1.2 cm (3 1/8 x 1 7/8 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
6
Label on object
69-30-10/1987
Provenance
Collector
Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast
(1867-1868)
Donor
Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast
(1869)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69-30-10/1894 | Charm, ivory carving, animals (bears?) eating people |
Raw Material
Ornament |
Alaska
| |
| 995-29-10/73458 | Carved ivory bird on terraced pedestal |
Sculpture
|
United States
Canada | |
| 27-5-70/D2918 | Bracelets |
Ornament
|
Hawaii
| |
| 69-30-10/2002 | Model of kayak carved in walrus tusk |
Carving
|
Alaska
| |
| 69-30-10/2001 | Model of kayak carved in walrus tusk |
Casting
Raw Material |
Alaska
| |
| 995-29-10/73467G | Ivory cribbage board (A) with detachable decorations (B-F) |
Raw Material
Game |
St. Lawrence Island
| |
| 37-131-60/2989 | Ivory bracelet |
Bracelet
|
Tibet
| |
| 69-30-10/1998 | Ivory implement, serrated edge |
Needle
|
Alaska
| |
| 69-30-10/1991 | Ivory implement, awl or pick |
Awl
|
Alaska
| |
| 69-30-10/2000 | Ivory object, net making tool? |
Tools
|
Alaska
| |
| 995-29-10/73464 | Carved ivory scrimshaw cocktail fork with walrus motif |
Fork
|
King Island
| |
|
| 995-29-10/73467B | Ivory cribbage board (A) with detachable decorations (B-F) |
Raw Material
Game |
St. Lawrence Island
|