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Object Number
88-51-10/50087
Display Title
Ivory bodkins
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ivory bodkins, pointed at one end, scrimshaw linear design
Classification
- Raw Material
- Textileworking
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1800-1888
Culture
- Kusquqvagmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms
Kuskokwim
Materials
Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 14.2 x 0.9 x 0.9 cm (5 9/16 x 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
50087
Provenance
Collector
Edward William Nelson
(?)
Donor
Smithsonian Institution
(1888)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88-51-10/50146 | Bodkins of ivory |
Raw Material
Needle |
Alaska
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Turkey bone bodkins (points injured).
| 46-73-10/87722 | Turkey bone bodkins (points injured). |
Central City of Cibola
Halonawan | ||
|
Image Not Available
for Bone bodkins. 2nd E.
| 46-73-10/87812 | Bone bodkins. 2nd E. |
Halonawan
Central City of Cibola | ||
| 22-32-40/E3035 | Bone bodkins |
Utilized bone
|
France
| |
| 22-32-40/E3033 | Bone bodkins |
Utilized bone
|
Europe
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Bone bodkins
| 22-32-40/E3052 | Bone bodkins |
Switzerland
| ||
|
Image Not Available
for Bone bodkins
| 22-32-40/E3050 | Bone bodkins |
Switzerland
| ||
|
Image Not Available
for Bone bodkins
| 22-32-40/E3057 | Bone bodkins |
Switzerland
| ||
| 2004.24.7799 | Bone awls and bodkins |
Utah
| ||
| 88-51-10/50079 | Ivory bodkin-incised linear decoration; head of pin broken off (chipped) |
Needle
|
Alaska
| |
| 88-51-10/50177 | Ivory bodkin with incised design, perforation |
Needle
|
St. Michael
| |
| 88-51-10/50080 | Ivory bodkin |
Needle
|
Alaska
|