Charm
97-80-60
From: Alaska | St. Lawrence Island
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 97-80-60 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Eskimo |
Provenience | Alaska | St. Lawrence Island |
Culture Area | Subarctic Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Ivory |
Description | For a toothache. Said to have been used for biting on to relieve pain. Tapering to both ends, with perforation at one end. |
Credit Line | Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997 |
Other Number | L-80-60 - Old Museum Number | 29581 - ANSP Number | 6413 - Other Number |
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