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Donor Name:
Leonard D. Kepler  Search this
Length:
6.8 cm
Width:
6.6 cm
Height:
2.7 cm
Culture:
Eskimo, Inupiaq  Search this
Object Type:
Bracelet
Place:
Nome (not certain), Alaska, United States, North America
Accession Date:
12 Jul 2005
Collection Date:
1955 to 1975
Notes:
Carved ivory bracelet. Alternating sizes and shapes of ivory strung on an elastic-like string. The larger, square panels of ivory have green accents. The back side of one larger square panel has four holes where the elastic-like string has been tied off. Some of the larger square panels are slightly cracked. When the object arrived in the museum, it was in a small box with number 8 and number 9. "Oct 27_75" was written on the interior lid of the box.
Record Last Modified:
9 Feb 2016
Specimen Count:
1
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
2034562
USNM Number:
E431911-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/373211329-106b-49f8-b345-d76021b38fcb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8551513