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Ivory and glass bead earring set / Native American; Yupik-Inupiaq

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Inuit earring set made from ivory, glass beads of multiple colors, and sinew

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Title(s): 
Ivory and glass bead earring set
Culture: 
Native American; Yupik-Inupiaq
Date: 
19th century
Period: 
Historic
Place: 
Lower Yukon, Alaska, United States of America
Materials/Techniques: 
ivory, glass, sinew
Dimensions: 
16 in. (40.6 cm)
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Earrings
Accession No: 
84.209
Department: 
Anthropology
Collection: 
Kravis Discovery Center
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