Walrus ivory pipe - decorated in small circles, some overlapping – Objects

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Object Number 45-28-10/27701

Display Title Walrus ivory pipe - decorated in small circles, some overlapping

Descriptions

Inventory Description Ivory scrimshaw pipe, incised circular design, loop handle.

Classification

Raw Material
Pipe

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Utqiaguigmiut

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

North America / United States / Alaska / North Slope Burough

Additional Geographic Terms Point Barrow

Materials Ivory

Dimensions Overall: 18.2 x 4 x 3.5 cm (7 3/16 x 1 9/16 x 1 3/8 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 45-28-10/27701

Provenance

Collector Dr. Samuel Cabot (?)

Donor Dr. Samuel Cabot (1945)

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