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Object Number
69-30-10/2008
Display Title
Porpoise carved in bone
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Carved ivory ornament, whale or dolphin, perforated in center
Classification
- Raw Material
- Carving
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Ivory, Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 6 x 1.4 x 0.8 cm (2 3/8 x 9/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2008
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69-30-10/2007 | 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
| ||
| 69-30-10/1951 | Bone charm, whale |
Ornament
Raw Material |
Alaska
| |
| 2004.29.23346 | Studio portrait of man with porpoise tooth necklace |
Solomon islands
| ||
| 69-30-10/2023 | Bird carved in whale's tooth |
Carving
Raw Material |
Alaska
| |
| 2002.1.1945 | Carved ivory, perforated. |
Carving
| ||
| 29-76-50/H1115 | Carved ivory container |
Carving
|
Liberia
| |
| 94-57-10/R181 | Bird carved from black slate |
Carving
|
Queen Charlotte Islands
|