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Throwing board with effigy carving.
Object Number 69-30-10/1715
Display Title Throwing board with effigy carving.
Descriptions
Object Description Stick for throwing spear. Throwing board with effigy carving. Protruding figure in middle is a mask.
Inventory Description Sculpture, carved abstract figure, 3 finger notches at top, many perforations
Classification
  • Sculpture
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Alutiiq
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska / Kodiak Island Borough
Materials Wood Ivory Bone
Dimensions Overall: 48.5 x 6 x 2.7 cm (19 1/8 x 2 3/8 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 69-30-10/1715
Provenance
Collector Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (10/01/1867-07/01/1868)
Seller Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (1869)

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