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Catalog Number CAS 0521-0035   CAS 0521-0035; Figurine (human)
Category Carvings
Object Name Figurine (human)
Culture Eskimo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County Nome
Other Geographic Data St. Lawrence Island
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Ivory
Description Stylized human figurine carved from single piece of ivory; Flat, limbless body is rectangular in overall shape, slightly flaring at shoulders and surmounted by large, ovoid head that is completely lacking in detail.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 4.3, Thickness = 1.5, Length = 15.9