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Catalog Number CAS 2018-0006-0013   CAS 2018-0006-0013; Figurine (man)
Category Carvings
Object Name Figurine (man)
Culture
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture ca. early 1970s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Ivory; Nylon
Description Figurine carved from a single piece of ivory of a standing man with upturned face, right arm crossed in front of his body and left arm raised; In his raised hand he holds a sprig of four small pieces of ivory with nylon cordage “stems”; The head of the figure is obscured by a large fur hood.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 7.8, Width = 4.4, Length = 3.2