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Object Number 41-29-10/23360
Display Title Carved ivory human head
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ivory human head effigy
Classification
  • Effigy
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • 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: 5.1 x 3.2 x 2.7 cm (2 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 41-29-10/23360; 1-1927-1958A
Provenance
Provenance Froelich G. Rainey (1926-1939)

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