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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 / United States / Alaska / Nome Census Area / 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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