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Object Number
985-27-10/60224B
Display Title
Elk tooth, drilled
Descriptions
Object Description
Elk's teeth w/ hole drilled through each, probably from the Plains
Inventory Description
Ornament, elk's tooth, perforated
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Date
20th Century?
Culture
- Plains?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Additional Geographic Terms
Plains?
Materials
Elk tooth
Dimensions
Overall: 2.6 x 1 x 2.1 cm (1 x 3/8 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60224B
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1900-1950)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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