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Object Number
51-16-10/33135
Display Title
Ivory plug
Descriptions
Object Description
Ivory plug
Inventory Description
Plug, carved ivory, 1 end perforated, worked to blunt edge
Classification
- Lip plug
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Asiatic Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
/
Nome Census Area
/
St. Lawrence Island
/
Old Hut Site
Materials
Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 4.5 x 1 x 0.8 cm (1 3/4 x 3/8 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
51-16-10/33135
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Samuel J. Mixter
(1913)
Donor
Dr. Samuel J. Mixter
(1951)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51-16-10/33136 | Smooth piece of ivory - plug |
Lip plug
|
Old Hut Site
| |
| 51-16-10/33134 | Dumbbell-shaped ivory object - seal plug |
Lip plug
|
Old Hut Site
| |
| 51-16-10/33140 | Small ivory carving-labret (arch.) |
Lip plug
|
Old Hut Site
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Lipstud, ivory
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Lip plug
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Jebel Moya
| |
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Tools
|
Alaska
| |
| 98-18-10/51979 | Ivory plug? |
Jewelry
|
Nome Census Area
| |
| 07-8-10/75266 | Ivory plug ? |
Harpoon
|
Flaxman Island
| |
| 07-8-10/75267 | Ivory plug ? |
Tools
|
Flaxman Island
| |
| 88-51-10/50159 | Ivory and a bone needle case, with plug |
Needle case
|
Alaska
| |
| 41-29-10/23219 | Float plug of ivory or bone |
Utilized ivory
|
St. Lawrence Island
| |
| 88-51-10/50298 | Plugs, one of wood and one of ivory |
Tools
|
St. Lawrence Island
| |
| 98-18-10/52010 | Ivory lip plugs or labrets |
Labret
|
Nome Census Area
|