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Object Number 41-29-10/23365
Display Title Ivory boat-shaped adze head
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved ivory handle, 2 perforations, grooved.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Carving
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Punuk Period
  • 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: 15.5 x 7.1 x 3.5 cm (6 1/8 x 2 13/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 41-29-10/23365; I-1927-1928
Provenance
Provenance Froelich G. Rainey (1926-1939)

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