Yupikear ornament (North America, acquired 1870).Description:Ear ornament, flat circular, engraved w
Yupikear ornament (North America, acquired 1870).Description:Ear ornament, flat circular, engraved with concentric circles, and anupper lug (broken) for suspension, and a small circular balene (?)inlay in the middle.Register1959: Composite ear-ring with ivory hook, made of white trumpetshells and blue and black beads.Madeof walrus ivory or baleen (whalebone). 4.25cm high, 3cm wide, and0.7cm deep. -- source link
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