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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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