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pendant
Object Type
pendant
Museum number
Am.8192
Description
Pendant (?with thong) carved from graphite and with attached hide thong.
Production ethnic group
Made by:
Eskimo-Aleut
Made by:
Malemiut
(?)
Excavator/field collector
Field Collection by:
Sir Edward Belcher
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Point Hope
Materials
graphite
skin
Technique
carved
Dimensions
Length:
5.40 centimetres
Width:
2.70 centimetres
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks
Acquisition date
1872
Department
Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number
Am.8192
Additional IDs
CDMS number:
Am1872C1.8192
(old CDMS no.)
Miscellaneous number:
Am1872C0610.1