Ivory Ornaments Or Pendants

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Object Details

Donor Name

Mr. Robert Kennicott

Notes

FROM CARD: "OLD LABEL: "PENDANTS (3). - EACH PAIR CONSISTS OF TWO CARVED IVORY PIECES 1 1/2 INCHES LONG AND FROM 3/8 TO 1/4 INCH IN DIAMETER; SECURED TOGETHER WITH A STRIP OF SINEW ON WHICH ARE STRUNG SIX BLUE GLASS BEADS. WORN EITHER IN LOBE OF EAR OR THROUGH SEPTUM OF NOSE." ILLUS.: HNDBK. N. AMER. IND., VOL. 5, ARCTIC, PG. 355, FIG. 9. "...PENDANTS OF IVORY JOINED WITH BLUE BEADS."

Record Last Modified

24 Jan 2020

Specimen Count

Culture

Eskimo

Accession Date

29 Dec 1866

Accession Number

66A00102

USNM Number

E2251-0

Object Type

Ornament

Place

Anderson River, Northwest Territories, Canada, North America

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Data Source

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Topic

Ethnology

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/321f792d5-b557-4e2d-9725-2f1e63f8dd29

Record ID

nmnhanthropology_8365359