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Object Number
98-18-10/51987.4
Display Title
Button, carved ivory
Descriptions
Object Description
Button, carved ivory
Inventory Description
Button, carved ivory, seal figure, incised/pigmented eyes and mouth, perforated
Classification
- Button
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms
Port Clarence, Vicinity of
Materials
Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 4.1 x 1 x 1.1 cm (1 5/8 x 3/8 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
98-18-10/51987.4 & 51987
Provenance
Collector
Capt. Miner Bruce
(?)
Donor
Capt. Miner Bruce
(1898)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98-18-10/51987.5 | Button, carved ivory duck figure |
Button
|
Alaska
| |
| 98-18-10/51987.2 | Button, carved ivory |
Button
|
Alaska
| |
| 98-18-10/51968 | Ivory toggles in form of seal |
Button
|
Alaska
| |
| 88-51-10/50174 | Ivory toggles |
Pipe
Button |
St. Michael
| |
| 88-51-10/49971 | Ivory toggle-incised, inlaid, perforated. animal head. bear? |
Button
|
Alaska
| |
| 88-51-10/50092 | Buttons in form of human head-incised eyes, mouth, tattoo? |
Button
|
Alaska
| |
| 98-18-10/51967 | Ivory buttons-square with incised circle |
Button
|
Alaska
| |
| 98-18-10/51965 | Ivory buttons with incised circle motif |
Button
|
Alaska
| |
| 98-18-10/51963 | Ivory buttons with incised circle motif |
Button
|
Alaska
| |
| 98-18-10/51964 | Ivory buttons with incised circle motif |
Button
|
Alaska
| |
| 98-18-10/51987 | Toggles of various forms |
Button
Raw Material |
Alaska
| |
| 98-18-10/51987.3 | Button, animal tooth |
Button
|
Alaska
|