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Ivory ear pendants-incised w/ blackened concentric circles & 4 radiating lines
Ivory ear pendants-incised w/ blackened concentric circles & 4 radiating lines
Object Number 88-51-10/50051
Display Title Ivory ear pendants-incised w/ blackened concentric circles & 4 radiating lines
Descriptions
Object Description Ivory ear pendants-concentric circles and 4 radiating lines, incised and blacken
Inventory Description Earrings, ivory, incised, pigmented geometric design, 5 wood plugs
Classification
  • Earring
Department Ethnographic
Date 1800-1888
Culture
  • Akulmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms Bristol Bay
Materials Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 1.5 x 1.5 x 1.1 cm (9/16 x 9/16 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 50051, 3880 [crossed out], Mag
Provenance
Collector Edward William Nelson (?)
Donor Smithsonian Institution (1888)

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