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Object Number 41-29-10/23381
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
  • Modern
  • Eskimo
  • 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 Animal tooth
Dimensions Overall: 1.6 x 1.7 x 2.4 cm (5/8 x 11/16 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 41-29-10/23381; 1-1927-2078
Provenance
Provenance Froelich G. Rainey (1926-1939)

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