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Object Number
88-51-10/50124
Display Title
Needle case-inlaid, adorned walrus heads
Descriptions
Object Description
Needle case-inlaid, adorned walrus heads
Inventory Description
Needle case, ivory, carved zoomorphic figure, inlaid metal studs, broken
Classification
- Needle case
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1800-1888
Culture
- Kuigpagmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms
Yukon River
Materials
Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 12.8 x 3.1 x 1.7 cm (5 1/16 x 1 1/4 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
50124; [8 or 3]8095[crossed out]
Provenance
Collector
Unknown
(?)
Donor
Smithsonian Institution
(1888)
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