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Object Number 41-29-10/23378
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
  • Saint Lawrence Island Yupik
  • Modern
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: 3.2 x 1.1 x 0.8 cm (1 1/4 x 7/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 41-29-10/23378; 1-1927-2338
Provenance
Provenance Froelich G. Rainey (1926-1939)

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