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Hare skull amulet worn on neck
Hare skull amulet worn on neck
Object Number 25-49-60/D2517
Display Title Hare skull amulet worn on neck
Descriptions
Inventory Description Charm, herbivore skull, burned or stained, strung with knotted fiber string
Classification
  • Charm
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Orok
  • Uilta
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Russia / Siberia / Sakhalin Island
Additional Geographic Terms Sakhalin Island, Northern
Materials Bone, Vegetable fiber
Dimensions Overall: 5.7 x 7.5 x 4.5 cm (2 1/4 x 2 15/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D/2517

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