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Object Number
41-29-10/23380
Display Title
Bird figure, game piece, perforated - made from walrus tooth
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
meteghlluwaaghet "set of toy birds for boy’s game"
Inventory Description
Bone ornament, bird effigy, perforated
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Saint Lawrence Island Yupik
- Modern
- Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
/
Nome Census Area
/
St. Lawrence Island
Additional Geographic Terms
St. Lawrence Island
Materials
Animal tooth
Dimensions
Overall: 1.9 x 2 x 2.6 cm (3/4 x 13/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
41-29-10/23380; 1-1927-2083
Provenance
Provenance
Froelich G. Rainey
(1926-1939)
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| 41-29-10/23379 | Bird figure, game piece, perforated - made from walrus tooth |
Ornament
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| 41-29-10/23382 | Bird figure, game piece, perforated - made from walrus tooth |
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| 41-29-10/23381 | Bird figure, game piece, perforated - made from walrus tooth |
Ornament
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| 41-29-10/23383 | Bird figure, game piece, perforated - made from walrus tooth |
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