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Object Number
88-51-10/50137
Display Title
Comb
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Comb, carved wood handle with hair deco. painted and ivory teeth
Classification
- Raw Material
- Comb
- Shaft, modified
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1800-1888
Culture
- Kuigpagmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms
Yukon River
Materials
Wood, Hair, Ivory, Paint
Dimensions
Overall: 27.8 x 5.5 x 1.9 cm (10 15/16 x 2 3/16 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
50137 & 7256 & Yukon R./Nelson
Credit Line
Exchange, Smithsonian Institution, 1888
Provenance
Collector
Edward William Nelson
(?)
Exchange participant
Smithsonian Institution
(1888)
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