Ear Pendant

NA5775B

From: Alaska (uncertain)

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number NA5775B
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tlingit (uncertain)
Provenience Alaska (uncertain)
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Shark Tooth | Cotton
Description

One of a pair of shark tooth ear pendants with serrated edges. A perforation is made at the root end of the tooth and a cotton cord is strung through.

Length 2.5 cm
Width 4.6 cm
Credit Line Wanamaker Expedtion to the Northwest Coast, Louis Shotridge, 1917

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