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Object Number
64-29-10/43861
Display Title
Ivory paper knife - modern
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ivory letter opener, carved fish handle, scrimshaw features and seal head blade
Classification
- Tools
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Date
20th century
Culture
- Ayaasariarmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms
Nome
Materials
Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 23.3 x 1.7 x 0.8 cm (9 3/16 x 11/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
64-29-10/43861
Provenance
Collector
F. Seymour Hersey
(1914)
Donor
F. Seymour Hersey
(July 21, 1964)
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