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Ivory drum handle
Object Number 41-29-10/23232
Display Title Ivory drum handle
Descriptions
Inventory Description Percussion, drum handle, carved ivory, perforated, rectangular, grooved one end
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Saint Lawrence Island Yupik
  • Modern
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / Nome Census Area / St. Lawrence Island
Additional Geographic Terms St. Lawrence Island
Materials Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 16.5 x 3.2 x 2 cm (6 1/2 x 1 1/4 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 41-29-10/23232; 34.
Provenance
Provenance Froelich G. Rainey (1926-1939)

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