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Object Number 976-60-10/57757
Display Title Ivory carved seal with incised features filled with black paint.
Descriptions
Object Description ivory carved seal with incised features filled with black paint. 7.5 x 2.0 x 2.6 cm.
Inventory Description Figurine, carved ivory seal, incised and pigmented facial features/flippers
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Western Arctic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska?
North America / Canada
Materials Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 7.5 x 2.1 x 2.6 cm (2 15/16 x 13/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 976-60-10/57757
Provenance
Collector Unknown (?)
Donor Anonymous (December 1976)

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