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Object Number
41-29-10/23383
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 bird effigy, perforated
Classification
- Effigy
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Eskimo
- Modern
- 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: 1.2 x 1.3 x 2.3 cm (1/2 x 1/2 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
41-29-10/23383; 1-1927-2081
Provenance
Provenance
Froelich G. Rainey
(1926-1939)
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