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Snuff box of ivory
Object Number 88-51-10/50217
Display Title Snuff box of ivory
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ivory box, oval, wooden base and lid, incised triangular design.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Box
Department Ethnographic
Date 1800-1888
Culture
  • Unaliqmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms Norton Sound
Materials Ivory, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 4.5 x 4.6 x 2.9 cm (1 3/4 x 1 13/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 88-51-10/50217 & 33204 / Norton Sd / Nelson / Snuff / Kar
Provenance
Collector Edward William Nelson
Donor Smithsonian Institution (1888)

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