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Ivory carvings representing birds, worn as ornaments or charms
Ivory carvings representing birds, worn as ornaments or charms
Object Number 88-51-10/50306
Display Title Ivory carvings representing birds, worn as ornaments or charms
Descriptions
Object Description Ivory carvings representing birds, worn as ornaments or charms
Inventory Description Pendants, carved ivory birds, perforated at tail, some have horns/ears
Classification
  • Pendant
Department Ethnographic
Date 1800-1888
Culture
  • Asiatic Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / Nome Census Area / St. Lawrence Island
Materials Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 2 x 5.8 x 2.3 cm (13/16 x 2 5/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 15
Label on object 50306; 63468 St L
Provenance
Collector Edward William Nelson
Donor Smithsonian Institution (1888)

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