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Object Number 69-30-10/1959
Display Title Ivory or bone implement
Descriptions
Object Description Tool made of bone. Ivory or bone implement
Inventory Description Ornament, carved ivory, 3 molar-like protrusions at 1 end
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Northwest Coast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Materials Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 10 x 0.8 x 1 cm (3 15/16 x 5/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 69-30-10/1959
Provenance
Collector Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (1867 - 1868)
Donor Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (1869)

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