Ivory carving, rabbit

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Object Details

Donor Name

Leonard D. Kepler

Notes

Carved ivory rabbit. Rabbit is standing on hind legs on an ivory platform with a black felt bottom. Facial features, ears and paws are scrimshaw.

Record Last Modified

11 Jan 2022

Specimen Count

Culture

Eskimo, Inupiaq

Accession Date

12 Jul 2005

Collection Date

1955 to 1975

Accession Number

2034562

USNM Number

E431905-0

Object Type

Figure

Length

5.5 cm

Width

5 cm

Height

7.7 cm

Place

Nome (not certain), Alaska, United States, North America

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Data Source

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Topic

Ethnology

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3a6cc27e0-47cb-4754-bc8d-98f7234ebf45

Record ID

nmnhanthropology_8551507