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Object Number
69-30-10/2007
Display Title
Porpoise carved in bone
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Carved bone porpoise, large hole in center, 3 smaller holes near tail.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Carving
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 8.9 x 3.4 x 0.7 cm (3 1/2 x 1 5/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2007
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69-30-10/2008 | Porpoise carved in bone |
Raw Material
Carving |
Alaska
| |
| 86-51-10/81012 | Porpoise bone |
Faunal Remain
|
Whaleback Shell heap
| |
| 67-24-10/630 | Porpoise hook |
Fishhook
|
North America
| |
| 17-17-10/87177 | Porpoise feast dish of cedar |
Dish
|
Gwa I
| |
| 35-123-10/5198 | 2-tined seal, porpoise, or lobster spear |
Spear
|
Maine
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Porpoise
| 64-20-00/N8770.0 | Porpoise |
Faunal Remain
| ||
| 2004.29.23346 | Studio portrait of man with porpoise tooth necklace |
Solomon islands
| ||
| 69-30-10/1951 | Bone charm, whale |
Ornament
Raw Material |
Alaska
| |
| 65-36-10/44145 | Carved and painted wooden snake |
Carving
Raw Material |
Vancouver Island
| |
| 985-27-10/58953 | Tlingit closed twine basket. 3 bands of false embroidery in red and black. |
Raw Material
Basket |
Alaska
| |
| 65-7-10/44100 | Stone carving - dance scene |
Carving
|
Repulse Bay?
| |
| 86-51-10/81013 | Bones |
Faunal Remain
|
Whaleback Shell heap
|