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Object Number
88-51-10/50092
Display Title
Buttons in form of human head-incised eyes, mouth, tattoo?
Descriptions
Object Description
Buttons in form of human head-incised eyes, mouth, tattoo?
Inventory Description
Button, ivory, carved human head, incised/pigmented facial features and tattoo a
Classification
- Button
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1800-1888
Culture
- Qaluyaarmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
/
Bethel Census Area
Additional Geographic Terms
Cape Vancouver
Materials
Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 1.5 x 1.3 x 0.7 cm (9/16 x 1/2 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
50092; Van.; A665
Provenance
Exchange participant
Smithsonian Institution
(1888)
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