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Object Number
36-73-10/6174
Display Title
Bone effigy--whalebone carved to resemble flattened lizard
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Carving, whalebone, zoomorphic figure, incised and punctate design, perforated
Classification
- Carving
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Tlingit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 38.5 x 6.3 x 1.3 cm (15 3/16 x 2 1/2 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
36-73-10/6174
Provenance
Collector
General George Crook
(pre-1886)
Donor
Raymond Emerson
(06/26/1936-04/14/1937)
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