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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Alaska Native
Title:Carved fish
Type:Sculpture
Materials:Ivory or bone, colored green
Place Made:North America; United States; Alaska
Measurements:Overall: 3/8 in x 5/8 in x 3 1/8 in; 1 cm x 1.6 cm x 7.9 cm
Accession Number:  MH 2.X.K
Credit Line:Source and date of acquisition unknown
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Carved, pierced fish with one eye inset with a stone of darker green. Scale and gill marks on both sides. Stem at tail end with to holes. Amulet?

Tags:
Native American; indigenous people

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