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Object Number 02-14-10/63448
Display Title Visor model, man's kayak hunting cap. Ivory walrus and 2 gull head effigies.
Descriptions
Object Description Visor model, man's kayak hunting cap. Ivory walrus and 2 gull head effigies, gra
Inventory Description Visor, painted wood base, circular incised/carved ivory attached, feather fan
Classification
  • Visor
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Yupik
  • Western Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms Norton Sound?; Alaska, Southern
Dimensions Overall: 24.5 x 12 x 17 cm (9 5/8 x 4 3/4 x 6 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 63448
Provenance
Collector Unknown (01/01/1902)
Donor Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow (5/01/1902)

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