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Object Number
88-51-10/50075
Display Title
Ivory toggle
Descriptions
Object Description
Ivory toggle
Inventory Description
Pendant, carved ivory walrus figure, pigmented facial features, perforated
Classification
- Pendant
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1800-1888
Culture
- Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms
Kashunuk
Materials
Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 3.7 x 1.4 x 1.6 cm (1 7/16 x 9/16 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
50075 & [37025]\Rush
Provenance
Provenance
Unknown
(1838-1886)
Donor
Smithsonian Institution
(1888)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88-51-10/50153 | Ivory toggle in form of walrus |
Pendant
|
Alaska
| |
| 88-51-10/50279 | Ivory belt toggles |
Pendant
|
Sledge Island
| |
| 88-51-10/50020 | Ivory toggle |
Figurine
|
Alaska
| |
| 32-20-10/46 | Walrus ivory toggle in form of a seal. Three perforations |
Tools
|
Alaska
| |
| 88-51-10/50174.1 | Ivory toggle. Holes in toggle suggest its use as an amulet to be hung. |
Accessory
|
St. Michael
| |
| 88-51-10/50174 | Ivory toggles |
Pipe
Button |
St. Michael
| |
| 98-18-10/51968 | Ivory toggles in form of seal |
Button
|
Nome Census Area
| |
| 94-57-10/R119 | Ivory toggle. Rod carved to represent seal. |
Bag fastener
|
Point Barrow
| |
| 88-51-10/50328 | Ivory toggle |
Ornament
|
Alaska
| |
| 88-51-10/50279.1 | Ivory belt toggle |
Button
Raw Material |
Sledge Island
| |
| 94-57-10/R117 | Ivory and metal toggle. Carved in the shape of a seal. |
Tools
|
Point Barrow
| |
| 69-30-10/2028 | Ivory toggle representing sea otter, carved in walrus tusk |
Accessory
|
Alaska
|