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Object Number 69-30-10/1999
Display Title Ivory net-making tool
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Kantag
Object Description Tool made of walrus tusk. Kantag or bag handle. Ivory net-making tool. Used for repairing nets and mats or for punching holes, like a splicer.
Inventory Description Handle, carved ivory, perforated, incised and pigmented linear design
Classification
  • Handle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Yupik
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Materials Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 14.3 x 1.6 x 0.7 cm (5 5/8 x 5/8 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 1999
Provenance
Collector Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (10/01/1867-07/01/1868)
Dealer Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (01/01/1869)

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