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Object Number 41-29-10/23217
Display Title Seal float mouthpiece of ivory
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ivory, grooved and perforated
Classification
  • Utilized ivory
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Modern
  • Saint Lawrence Island Yupik
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: 3.4 x 4.4 x 2.7 cm (1 5/16 x 1 3/4 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 41-29-10/23217; 19.
Provenance
Provenance Froelich G. Rainey (1926-1939)

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