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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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