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Object Number
88-51-10/50035
Display Title
Ivory food masher and bone crusher or seal club
Descriptions
Object Description
Ivory food masher and bone crusher or seal club
Inventory Description
Pestle, ivory, incised and pigmented zoomorphic facial features, grooved
Classification
- Tools
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1800-1888
Culture
- Tuyuryarmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms
Bristol Bay; Togiak River
Materials
Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 38 x 5.2 x 4.1 cm (14 15/16 x 2 1/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
50035, Togiak R., Alaska
Provenance
Collector
I. Applegate
(?)
Donor
Smithsonian Institution
(1888)
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