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Stone ring with faces and red pigment on it
Stone ring with faces and red pigment on it
Object Number 69-30-10/1837
Display Title Stone ring with faces and red pigment on it
Descriptions
Object Description Perforated disc of stone with four faces carved on each side. Stone ring with faces and red pigment on it
Inventory Description Carved stone perforated disc ornament, 4 human faces on each side, red pigment.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tlingit?
  • Haida?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 6.4 x 6.5 x 0.8 cm (2 1/2 x 2 9/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 69-30-10/1837
Provenance
Collector Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (1867-1868)
Donor Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (1869)

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