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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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