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Bird figure, game piece, perforated - made from walrus tooth
Bird figure, game piece, perforated - made from walrus tooth
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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