Amulet
| Object Number: | NA5703 |
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| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Tlingit |
| Provenience: | Alaska |
| Culture Area: | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Argillite Hide |
| Iconography: | Fish? |
| Length: | 43 cm |
| Width: | 2 cm |
| Credit Line: | Wanamaker Expedtion to the Northwest Coast, Louis Shotridge, 1917 |
Description
Argillite pendant attached to a hide strap at one end. The stone carved into eight segments separated by shallow grooves. The first and last segments are elongated and perforated. May represent a fish.
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