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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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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69-30-10/2000 | Ivory object, net making tool? |
Tools
|
Alaska
| |
| 69-30-10/1991 | Ivory implement, awl or pick |
Awl
|
Alaska
| |
| 69-30-10/1992 | Netting needle |
Needle
|
Alaska
| |
| 69-30-10/1990 | Netting needle |
Needle
|
Alaska
| |
| 69-30-10/1998 | Ivory implement, serrated edge |
Needle
|
Alaska
| |
| 995-29-10/73467B | Ivory cribbage board (A) with detachable decorations (B-F) |
Raw Material
Game |
St. Lawrence Island
| |
|
| 995-29-10/73467F | Ivory cribbage board (A) with detachable decorations (B-F) |
Raw Material
Game |
St. Lawrence Island
| |
|
| 995-29-10/73467G | 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) |
Game
Raw Material |
St. Lawrence Island
| |
|
| 995-29-10/73467E | Ivory cribbage board (A) with detachable decorations (B-F) |
Raw Material
Game |
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
|