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Inuit

Two Joined Bird Heads

Inuit, 1800

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Inuit

Two Joined Bird Heads

Inuit, 1800

Physical Qualities Ivory (bone?), 2 × 1/16 in. (5.1 × 0.1 cm.)
Credit Line John Erikson Collection
Object Number 1955.167.53n
with bird's head at each end, etched in eyes, different beaks, 2 species
Purchased by John Erikson in Alaska ca. 1900

Inscribed: none

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