Ivory toggle - tear-shaped with hole in the middle – Objects

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Object Number 51-16-10/33141

Display Title Ivory toggle - tear-shaped with hole in the middle

Descriptions

Object Description Ivory toggle - tear-shaped with hole in the middle

Inventory Description Organic, ivory, utilized, toggle, carved ivory, tear-shaped, perforated, grooved

Classification

Utilized ivory

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: 3.6 x 1.8 x 1.3 cm (1 7/16 x 11/16 x 1/2 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 51-16-10/33141

Provenance

Collector Dr. Samuel J. Mixter (1913)

Donor Dr. Samuel J. Mixter (1951)

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	51-16-10/33133	Ivory implement - 3 holes for suspension	Utilized ivory	Old Hut Site
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	15-23-10/86082	Bone or ivory trace ends	Utilized ivory	Old Hut Site
	50-45-10/32761	Utilized ivory, shaped like a top, pits on both sides	Utilized ivory	St. Lawrence Island
Image Not Available for Ivory, worked, dome-shaped, drilled	50-45-10/33004	Ivory, worked, dome-shaped, drilled	Utilized ivory	Kitneapaluk
	51-16-10/33131	Small ivory object with hole	Utilized ivory	Old Hut Site
	51-16-10/33127.1	Small serrated ivory toggle	Hook	Old Hut Site
	50-45-10/32992	Utilized ivory, worked, grooved	Utilized ivory	Kitneapaluk

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