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Object Number
987-5-10/60062
Display Title
Ivory chess set
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Game, carved ivory chess set, 32 pieces
Classification
- Game
Department
Ethnographic
Date
ca. 1900-1946
Culture
- Inupiaq
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Alaska
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Nome Census Area
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Nome
Additional Geographic Terms
King Island
Materials
Walrus ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 3.8 x 2 x 2 cm (1 1/2 x 13/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
32
Label on object
987-5-10/60062
Credit Line
Gift of Roy J. Connor, in memory of his wife, Constance R. Connor, 1987
Provenance
Collector
Constance R. Connor
Seller
Duke Metrovitch
Donor
Roy J. Connor
(December 12, 1986)
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