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Object Number
41-29-10/23377
Display Title
Ivory human figure - fetish
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
qawawaaq "toy ivory human figurine for little girls"
Inventory Description
Ivory effigy, human figure.
Classification
- Effigy
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Modern
- Saint Lawrence Island Yupik
- Recent Prehistoric Period
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: 4.5 x 1.8 x 1.3 cm (1 3/4 x 11/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
41-29-10/23377; 1-1927-2337
Provenance
Provenance
Froelich G. Rainey
(1926-1939)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41-29-10/23378 | Ivory human figure - fetish |
Effigy
|
St. Lawrence Island
| |
| 41-29-10/23360 | Carved ivory human head |
Effigy
|
St. Lawrence Island
| |
|
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for Organic ivory effigy of a waterfowl
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Effigy
|
Old Hut Site
| |
| 05-51-10/65711 | Effigy of ivory billed woodpecker in jasper |
Effigy
|
Ruins
| |
| 17-41-50/B1622 | Ivory fetish figure |
Figurine
|
Belgian Congo
| |
| 17-41-50/B1627 | Ivory fetish figure |
Figurine
|
Belgian Congo
| |
| 17-41-50/B1618 | Ivory fetish figure |
Figurine
|
Belgian Congo
| |
| 17-41-50/B1631 | Ivory fetish figure |
Figurine
|
Belgian Congo
| |
| 17-41-50/B1621 | Ivory fetish figure |
Figurine
|
Belgian Congo
| |
| 17-41-50/B1625 | Ivory fetish figure |
Figurine
|
Belgian Congo
| |
| 17-41-50/B1646 | Ivory fetish figure, better work and older |
Figurine
|
Congo
| |
| 17-41-50/B1643 | Ivory fetish medicine (masque) carved with figures |
Carving
|
Congo
Angola |