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Object Number
88-51-10/50146
Display Title
Bodkins of ivory
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ivory needles, incised handles, 1 with carved head
Classification
- Needle
- Raw Material
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: 22.4 x 1 x 1 cm (8 13/16 x 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
4
Label on object
50146 & A-8224 & [36618] & Alaska/Nelson/Yukon
Provenance
Collector
Edward William Nelson
Exchange participant
Smithsonian Institution
(1888)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88-51-10/50087 | Ivory bodkins |
Textileworking
Raw Material |
Alaska
| |
| 22-32-40/E3035 | Bone bodkins |
Utilized bone
|
France
| |
| 22-32-40/E3033 | Bone bodkins |
Utilized bone
|
Europe
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Bone bodkins
| 22-32-40/E3052 | Bone bodkins |
Switzerland
| ||
|
Image Not Available
for Bone bodkins
| 22-32-40/E3050 | Bone bodkins |
Switzerland
| ||
|
Image Not Available
for Bone bodkins. 2nd E.
| 46-73-10/87812 | Bone bodkins. 2nd E. |
Halonawan
Central City of Cibola | ||
|
Image Not Available
for Bone bodkins
| 22-32-40/E3057 | Bone bodkins |
Switzerland
| ||
| 2004.24.7799 | Bone awls and bodkins |
Utah
| ||
|
Image Not Available
for Turkey bone bodkins (points injured).
| 46-73-10/87722 | Turkey bone bodkins (points injured). |
Central City of Cibola
Halonawan | ||
| 17-20-10/87226 | Bone or antler bodkin |
Needle
|
Canada
| |
| 88-51-10/50079 | Ivory bodkin-incised linear decoration; head of pin broken off (chipped) |
Needle
|
Alaska
| |
| 23-29-10/98080 | Bone bodkin |
Needle
|
Greenland
|