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Object Number 51-16-10/33148
Display Title Ivory disk, stopper for float
Descriptions
Object Description Ivory disk, stopper for float
Inventory Description Stopper?, carved ivory disc with around circumference, chipped
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: 7 x 6.2 x 1.8 cm (2 3/4 x 2 7/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 51-16-10/33148
Provenance
Collector Dr. Samuel J. Mixter (1913)
Donor Dr. Samuel J. Mixter (1951)

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