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Object Number
69-30-10/1968
Display Title
Carved bone charm or ornament
Descriptions
Object Description
Carved bone charm or ornament
Inventory Description
Needle?, carved ivory, perforated at 1 end, worked to point at other, incised de
Classification
- Needle
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Western Arctic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 16.4 x 1 x 0.9 cm (6 7/16 x 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
69-30-10/1968
Provenance
Collector
Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast
(1867-1868 - 1869)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69-30-10/1975 | Netting needles |
Needle
|
Alaska
| |
| 69-30-10/1977 | Netting needle |
Needle
|
Alaska
| |
| 69-30-10/1978 | Netting needle |
Needle
|
Alaska
| |
| 69-30-10/1976 | Foreshaft for dart |
Needle
|
Alaska
| |
| 18-8-10/87288 | Bone implement from grave |
Needle
|
Canada
| |
| 94-57-10/R111 | Shuttle/netting needle, ivory. Thread spool is carved in shape of seal. |
Needle
|
Point Barrow
| |
| 88-51-10/50306 | Ivory carvings representing birds, worn as ornaments or charms |
Pendant
|
St. Lawrence Island
| |
| 973-3-10/52015 | Eskimo harpoon. Seal charm at mid-section. Carved, incised, socketed butt-end |
Raw Material
Harpoon |
Nome Census Area
| |
| 69-30-10/1992 | Netting needle |
Needle
|
Alaska
| |
| 69-30-10/1998 | Ivory implement, serrated edge |
Needle
|
Alaska
| |
| 69-30-10/1884 | Ivory charm |
Charm
Raw Material |
Alaska
| |
| 69-30-10/1956 | Bone charm, broken |
Ornament
|
Alaska
|