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Ivory implement
Object Number 88-51-10/50196
Display Title Ivory implement
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Attik kniven
Object Description Ivory implement-ledger says ivory knife
Inventory Description Ivory knife, serrated handle, incised
Classification
  • Knife
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Date 1800-1888
Culture
  • Unaliqmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms Norton Sound
Materials Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 4.1 x 1.8 x 0.6 cm (1 5/8 x 11/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 50196; (24394) Norton Sd. Alaska/LM Turner
Provenance
Collector Lucien M. Turner (1876)
Donor Smithsonian Institution (1888)

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