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Object Number 23-49-60/D1838
Display Title Bear tooth amulet for tooth ache
Descriptions
Inventory Description Charm, bear tooth, tip missing, cracked, worn, abraded
Classification
  • Charm
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Goldi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Russia / Siberia
Additional Geographic Terms Southeast
Materials Bear tooth
Dimensions Overall: 6.1 x 1.7 x 1.2 cm (2 3/8 x 11/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D-1838

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