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Object Number
69-30-10/1998
Display Title
Ivory implement, serrated edge
Descriptions
Object Description
Tool made of walrus tusk. Ivory implement, serrated edge. May have been used for hair.
Inventory Description
Needle, carved ivory, both ends worked to point, serrated edge, incised, grooved
Classification
- Needle
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Yupik
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Ivory, Walrus tooth
Dimensions
Overall: 17.2 x 0.7 x 4 cm (6 3/4 x 1/4 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
1998
Provenance
Collector
Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast
(10/01/1867-07/01/1868)
Dealer
Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast
(01/01/1869)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69-30-10/1992 | Netting needle |
Needle
|
Alaska
| |
| 69-30-10/1990 | Netting needle |
Needle
|
Alaska
| |
| 69-30-10/1991 | Ivory implement, awl or pick |
Awl
|
Alaska
| |
| 69-30-10/2000 | Ivory object, net making tool? |
Tools
|
Alaska
| |
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Game
Raw Material |
St. Lawrence Island
| |
|
| 995-29-10/73467B | Ivory cribbage board (A) with detachable decorations (B-F) |
Game
Raw Material |
St. Lawrence Island
| |
|
| 995-29-10/73467F | Ivory cribbage board (A) with detachable decorations (B-F) |
Raw Material
Game |
St. Lawrence Island
| |
|
| 995-29-10/73467D | Ivory cribbage board (A) with detachable decorations (B-F) |
Raw Material
Game |
St. Lawrence Island
| |
|
| 995-29-10/73467E | Ivory cribbage board (A) with detachable decorations (B-F) |
Game
Raw Material |
St. Lawrence Island
| |
|
| 995-29-10/73467C | Ivory cribbage board (A) with detachable decorations (B-F) |
Raw Material
Game |
St. Lawrence Island
| |
| 995-29-10/73467A | Ivory cribbage board (A) with decorations (B-F) and playing pieces (G) |
Game
|
St. Lawrence Island
| |
| 995-29-10/73464 | Carved ivory scrimshaw cocktail fork with walrus motif |
Fork
|
King Island
|