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Object Number
31-63-10/K80
Display Title
Carved whale rib gorget
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Carved bone gorget, winged shape, large face w/ small face in center, leather ti
Classification
- Raw Material
- Gorget
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Tlingit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Whalebone
Dimensions
Overall: 18.5 x 5.3 x 1.5 cm (7 5/16 x 2 1/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
31-63-10/K-80
Provenance
Collector
Father of Frederic H. Curtiss
(?)
Donor
Mrs. Frederic H. Curtiss
(1931)
Donor
Mr. Frederic H. Curtiss
(1931)
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