Bone Charm Of Natives

National Museum of Natural History

Object Details

Collector
Capt. Charles F. Hall
Donor Name
Capt. Charles F. Hall
FROM CARD: "NECKLACE.--A THREE-STRANDED CORD OF PLAITED SINEW, TO WHICH ARE PENDANT TWO CARVED IVORY FIGURES. MADE BY ESKIMO OF IGLOOLIK. LENGTH OF CORD, 36 INS. BREADTH, 1/8 IN. GREENLAND, 1868. 10,190. CAPT. C. F. HALL, SECOND EXPEDITION."
Record Last Modified
9 Feb 2016
Specimen Count
1
Culture
Eskimo
Accession Date
1871
Accession Number
002157
USNM Number
E10190-0
Object Type
Charm
Length - Cord
91 cm
Width - Cord
0.318 cm
Place
Igloolik, Northwest Territories (not certain), Greenland (not certain) / Canada (not certain), North America
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Anthropology
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
Topic
Ethnology
Record ID
nmnhanthropology_8327182
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d8c16763-0028-433f-a2dc-148480bbade1
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