String of 19 Ivory Bola Stones
Iñupiaq
Western Arctic
Arctic
collected about 1941
Ivory, leather
Overall: 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of the Estate of Corey Ford, Class of 1921H
169.75.24875
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Tools and Equipment: Hunting and Fishing
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Arctic-Western Arctic
Not on view
Provenance
U.S. Mercantile Company, Nome, Alaska; sold to Corey Ford (1902-1969, Class of 1921H), about August 7, 1941; Estate of Corey Ford, Hanover, New Hampshire; given to present collection,1969.
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