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Object Number
54-4-10/34459
Display Title
Walrus tooth toggle
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Button, ivory toggle button, tapered ends, perforated in middle
Classification
- Button
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Northwest Coast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms
Southeast
Materials
Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 4 x 1.5 x 1.2 cm (1 9/16 x 9/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
54-4-10/34459
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Philip Dana Orcutt
(1943 - 1954)
Donor
Mr. Philip Dana Orcutt
(1943 - 1954)
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