Ivory Belt Fastener in the Shape of a Seal Head
Iñupiaq, Western Arctic, Arctic
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collected 1905
Ivory
Overall: 1 7/16 × 11/16 in. (3.7 × 1.8 cm)
Overall: 5/8 in. (1.6 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College: Bequest of Frank C. and Clara G. Churchill
46.17.9669
Geography/Culture
North America, United States
Period
20th century
Object Name
Clothing: Accessory
Classification
Native American
Native American: Arctic-Western Arctic
Not on view
Provenance
Clara G. Corser Turner Churchill (1851-1945) and Frank Carroll Churchill (1850-1912), Point Barrow, Alaska, probably 1905; bequeathed to present collection, 1946.
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