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Object Number
88-51-10/50020
Display Title
Ivory toggle
Descriptions
Object Description
Ivory toggle. Used for adornment but also used on kayak models.
Inventory Description
Figurine, carved ivory, walrus figure, incised/pigmented features, perforated
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Unangan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms
Aleutian Islands
Materials
Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 4.4 x 1.1 x 1 cm (1 3/4 x 7/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
50020 & [35913]\Turner
Provenance
Collector
Lucien M. Turner
(01/01/1838-01/01/1886)
Exchange participant
Smithsonian Institution
(01/01/1888)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88-51-10/50153 | Ivory toggle in form of walrus |
Pendant
|
Alaska
| |
| 88-51-10/50075 | Ivory toggle |
Pendant
|
Alaska
| |
| 32-20-10/46 | Walrus ivory toggle in form of a seal. Three perforations |
Tools
|
Alaska
| |
| 69-30-10/2028 | Ivory toggle representing sea otter, carved in walrus tusk |
Accessory
|
Alaska
| |
| 88-51-10/50279 | Ivory belt toggles |
Pendant
|
Sledge Island
| |
| 98-18-10/51968 | Ivory toggles in form of seal |
Button
|
Nome Census Area
| |
| 88-51-10/50174.1 | Ivory toggle. Holes in toggle suggest its use as an amulet to be hung. |
Accessory
|
St. Michael
| |
| 88-51-10/50021 | Ivory toggle |
Figurine
|
Alaska
| |
| 88-51-10/50174 | Ivory toggles |
Pipe
Button |
St. Michael
| |
| 53-36-60/10150.1 | 2 ivory and iron toggles or harpoon heads for walrus hunting |
Harpoon
|
Siberia
| |
| 94-57-10/R119 | Ivory toggle. Rod carved to represent seal. |
Bag fastener
|
Point Barrow
| |
| 98-18-10/51976 | Ivory pendants representing walrus |
Figurine
|
Nome Census Area
|