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Dumbell shaped carving and labret, both of ivory
Dumbell shaped carving and labret, both of ivory
Object Number 88-51-10/50320.1
Display Title Dumbell shaped carving and labret, both of ivory
Descriptions
Object Description Dumbell shaped carving and labret, both of ivory
Inventory Description Spindle, carved ivory, seal head at either end of cylindrical bar, metal stud fe
Classification
  • Tools
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bering Strait Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / Diomede Island
Materials Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 7.9 x 2 x 1.6 cm (3 1/8 x 13/16 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 88-51-10/50320.1 & 50320 & [63658]\DiomedeI\Nelson
Provenance
Collector Edward William Nelson
Donor Smithsonian Institution (1888)

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