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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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