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Object Number 87-15-10/45765
Display Title Face carved upon an epiphysis of vertebra of whale
Descriptions
Inventory Description Engraving, anthrpomorphic? facial features engraved on portion of whale verteb
Classification
  • Art 3-D
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Western Arctic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms Killisnor
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 21.4 x 16.7 x 1.9 cm (8 7/16 x 6 9/16 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 45765
Provenance
Collector Alice C. Fletcher (1886)
Donor Alice C. Fletcher (1887)

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