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Object Number
88-51-10/50331
Display Title
Ivory carving of twin walrus
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Figurine, carved ivory, 2-headed walrus, incised and pigmented facial features
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1800-1888
Culture
- Kotzebue Sound
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms
Kotzebue Sound
Materials
Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 4.3 x 1.3 x 1.1 cm (1 11/16 x 1/2 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
50331 & A.8224 & [187799]
Provenance
Collector
Lt. L. M. Stoney
(1885)
Donor
Smithsonian Institution
(1888)
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