Earring

Maker Inconnu / Unknown

Marks or LabelsNon marqué / Unmarked

Date 1900-1905

Medium / Technique Shell: dentalium pretiosum; glass bead; ivory; hide; metal; sinew; fibre: cotton
Carved and assembled

Dimensions9 × 1.6 × 0.5 cm

ClassificationPersonal Objects - Adornment - Body Adornments

CultureIndigenous: Inuit, Inuvialuit

Origin Qikiqtaruk (Herschel Island), Yukon, Canada

Geocultural Area Western Arctic

Object NumberME930.42.1-2

DivisionIndigenous Cultures - Historical Objects

CollectionMcCord

CreditForbes D. Sutherland Collection - Gift of Margaret and Yvonne Sutherland

Status

Not on view

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