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Object Number
88-51-10/50105
Display Title
Fungus box of ivory
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Cylindrical bone case, wooden base, incised circular and linear design.
Classification
- Box
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1800-1888
Culture
- Nunivaarmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
/
Bethel Census Area
/
Nunivak Island
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 14.5 x 3.7 x 2.6 cm (5 11/16 x 1 7/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
50105 & 43704 / 4604 / Nunevak Nelson / fungus case
Provenance
Collector
Edward William Nelson
(1876)
Donor
Smithsonian Institution
(1888)
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