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Object Number 88-51-10/50017
Display Title Ivory thimble
Descriptions
Inventory Description Thimble, carved and punctate ivory, worn, holes in top and at side
Classification
  • Textileworking
Department Ethnographic
Date 19th century
Culture
  • Aleut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms Aleutian Peninsula
Materials Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 2.2 x 1.8 x 1.9 cm (7/8 x 11/16 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object [124438], Applegate, 50017, Alaska
Provenance
Collector I. Applegate (01/01/1885)
Donor Smithsonian Institution (01/01/1888)

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