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Girl charm
Object Number 06-25-10/66317
Display Title Girl charm
Descriptions
Object Description Girl charm
Inventory Description Figurine, carved wood human figure, fur covering, braided and knotted sinew cord
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Qaluyaarmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms Cape Vancouver
Materials Wood, Fur, Sinew
Dimensions Overall: 7.8 x 2.5 x 1.6 cm (3 1/16 x 1 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 66317
Provenance
Collector I. Albert Lee (1905)
Donor I. Albert Lee (1906)

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