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Object Number
2004.24.14058
Display Title
Tobacco Mortar, Whalebone
Descriptions
Object Description
Koluschan - Tlingit
Keywords
- Studio
- Smoking and Stimulant
- Ethnographic
Subject
- Tobacco Mortar
Department
Photographic
Date
1934
Artist
Frederick P. Orchard
Culture
- Tlingit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Negative, cellulose acetate
Dimensions
Overall: 10.16 x 16.51 cm (4 x 6 1/2 in.)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-11-10/84421 | Whalebone mortar |
Mortar
|
North America
| |
| 2004.24.12511 | Mortar and Pestles |
Los Muertos
| ||
| 2004.24.12512 | Paint Mortars and Pestle |
Los Muertos
| ||
| 2004.24.32268.1 | Whalebone bark shredder |
British Columbia
| ||
| 11-60-10/83972 | Whale bone tobacco mortar; in the form of a bird with copper |
Mortar
Raw Material |
Alaska
| |
| 39-112-60/6620 | Wooden mortar - used for grinding tobacco for nasuar and wheat |
Mortar
|
Afghanistan
| |
| 2004.24.26489C | Tobacco mortar |
Congo
| ||
| 2004.24.26489B | Tobacco mortar |
Congo
| ||
| 2004.24.26489A | Tobacco mortar |
Congo
| ||
| 995-29-10/73485 | Whalebone carving of a seal with ivory tusks |
Sculpture
|
Canada
United States | |
| 60-55-70/3912 | Wood and whalebone tool - axe? |
Tools
|
Manus Province
| |
| 13-34-10/85246.2 | Whalebone carving, broken |
Carving
|
Alaska
|