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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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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88-51-10/49999 | Ear pendants-incised and blackened concentric circle motif |
Earring
|
Alaska
| |
| 88-51-10/49998 | Ear pendants-incised, blackened, concentric circle motif |
Earring
|
Alaska
| |
| 88-51-10/50000 | Ear pendants blackened, incised, concentric circle motif |
Earring
|
Alaska
| |
| 88-51-10/50024 | Ear pendants: 2 u-shaped, 3 with concentric incised blackened circle motif |
Earring
|
Alaska
| |
| 88-51-10/49992 | Ivory earrings-incised, blackened concentric circles |
Earring
|
Alaska
| |
| 2002.1.1835 | Ivory hook with design of inked, concentric circles |
Earring
| ||
| 88-51-10/50052 | Ivory ear pendants |
Earring
|
Alaska
| |
| 88-51-10/50074 | Ear pendants |
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| |
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|
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| |
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|
North America
| |
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| |
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