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Object Number
64-29-10/43867
Display Title
Ivory chain of delicate workmanship
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Carved ivory chain, oval stone ornament 1 end, ivory ornament other end
Classification
- Ornament
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Asiatic Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
/
Nome Census Area
/
St. Lawrence Island
/
Village of Gambell
Additional Geographic Terms
Alaska, Western
Materials
Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 47 x 0.4 x 0.3 cm (18 1/2 x 3/16 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
64-29-10/43867
Provenance
Provenance
F. Seymour Hersey
(1914)
Donor
F. Seymour Hersey
(July 21, 1964)
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