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Toggle in the Form of a Seal

Inuit, 1869-1878

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Inuit

Toggle in the Form of a Seal

Inuit, 1869-1878

Physical Qualities Walrus tusk, black whalebone inlay, 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm.)
Credit Line John Erikson Collection
Object Number 1955.167.34
Purchased by John Erikson in Alaska ca. 1900
Evan M. Maurer, "The Native American Heritage: A Survey of North American Indian Art," Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1977, ill no. 538.
"Native Arts of the Pacific Northwest," Portland Art Museum, California, 1949, ill. nos. 179, 144, and 192.

Inscribed: None visible; objects secured in exhibition case.

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2000–2000

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