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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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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88-51-10/50174.1 | Ivory toggle. Holes in toggle suggest its use as an amulet to be hung. |
Accessory
|
St. Michael
| |
| 15-23-10/86084 | Toggles |
Utilized ivory
|
Old Hut Site
| |
| 51-16-10/33127.1 | Small serrated ivory toggle |
Hook
|
Old Hut Site
| |
| 88-51-10/50279.1 | Ivory belt toggle |
Button
Raw Material |
Sledge Island
| |
| 94-57-10/R119 | Ivory toggle. Rod carved to represent seal. |
Bag fastener
|
Point Barrow
| |
| 88-51-10/50076 | Ivory toggle |
Raw Material
Button |
Alaska
| |
| 88-51-10/50075 | Ivory toggle |
Pendant
|
Alaska
| |
| 88-51-10/50153 | Ivory toggle in form of walrus |
Pendant
|
Alaska
| |
| 88-51-10/50020 | Ivory toggle |
Figurine
|
Alaska
| |
| 54-4-10/34454 | Drilled ivory fragments (toggle?) |
Miscellaneous
|
Alaska
| |
| 88-51-10/50279 | Ivory belt toggles |
Pendant
|
Sledge Island
| |
| 15-23-10/86082 | Bone or ivory trace ends |
Utilized ivory
|
Old Hut Site
|