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Object Number
51-16-10/33146B
Display Title
Miniature ivory representation of swimming birds
Descriptions
Object Description
Miniature ivory representation of swimming birds
Inventory Description
Pendants, 4 carved ivory zoomorphic figures, birds?, spalling, perforated
Classification
- Figurine
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: 1.8 x 4.2 x 2.6 cm (11/16 x 1 5/8 x 1 in.)
Quantity
4
Label on object
51-16-10/33146
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51-16-10/33146 | 8 small ivory birds ?- perforated for suspension |
Raw Material
Figurine |
Old Hut Site
| |
| 51-16-10/33144A | Miniature ivory representation of Arctic fox |
Figurine
|
Old Hut Site
| |
| 51-16-10/33146A | Small ivory bird |
Figurine
|
Old Hut Site
| |
| 51-16-10/33145A | Miniature ivory seal |
Figurine
|
Old Hut Site
| |
| 15-23-10/86101 | Small ivory or bone figures for game |
Figurine
|
Old Hut Site
| |
| 88-51-10/50306 | Ivory carvings representing birds, worn as ornaments or charms |
Pendant
|
St. Lawrence Island
| |
| 51-16-10/33147.2 | 9 Small ivory birds ? |
Figurine
|
Old Hut Site
| |
| 51-16-10/33143 | Miniature ivory representation of owl with head backwards |
Carving
|
Old Hut Site
| |
| 62-3-10/39153 | 2 small birds of ivory mounted on a piece of polished bone |
Sculpture
|
Resolute Bay
| |
| 15-23-10/86102 | Small ivory or bone figures for game |
Figurine
|
Old Hut Site
| |
| 88-51-10/50305 | Ivory carving representing a bird |
Pendant
|
St. Lawrence Island
| |
| 51-16-10/33144B | Small ivory fox |
Figurine
|
Old Hut Site
|