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Object Number
88-51-10/50079
Display Title
Ivory bodkin-incised linear decoration; head of pin broken off (chipped)
Descriptions
Object Description
Ivory bodkin-incised linear decoration; head of pin broken off (chipped)
Inventory Description
Needle or pin, carved ivory, incised/pigmented linear design around top, eye b
Classification
- Needle
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1800-1888
Culture
- Nunatkoromiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms
Kashunuk
Materials
Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 18.2 x 1 x 0.8 cm (7 3/16 x 3/8 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
36623 [crossed out]; 50070; 50079 not 0
Provenance
Collector
Unknown
(?)
Exchange participant
Smithsonian Institution
(1888)
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