Very small figure of a seal carved in ivory. [DCF Court Team 9/12/2002]

Collection type: Object
Description: Very small figure of a seal carved in ivory. [DCF Court Team 9/12/2002]
Long description: Very small figure of a seal carved in ivory with two perforations on the underside, possibly for threading. [JFK 14/12/2017]
Geographical reference: United States of America
Northern America > North America > United States of America; Western USA Alaska
Cultural groups: Western Inuit
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1874
Date collected: By 1874
Acquisition information: Donated: 1884
Materials and processes: Material Animal Ivory Tooth, Process Carved, Process Perforated
Dimensions: Length: max 28 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1884.68.39 PR no.: 2802
Research and responses: Possibly a shamanic button with the holes for sewing on. [LM]