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Object Number 88-51-10/50150.2
Display Title Bag fastener, carved ivory, 1 perforation, incised, pigmented geometric design
Descriptions
Object Description Bag fastener, carved ivory, 1 perforation, incised, pigmented band & cross design
Inventory Description Bag fastener, carved ivory, 1 perforation, incised, pigmented band/cross desig
Classification
  • Bag fastener
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms Yukon River
Materials Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 16.9 x 0.9 x 0.8 cm (6 5/8 x 3/8 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 38220, 50150 / Yukon; 88-51-10/50150.2
Provenance
Collector Edward William Nelson
Donor Smithsonian Institution (1888)

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