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Handle fragment (?)

100–300 CE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 746
The surface of this ivory fragment, depicting a masklike human face at its center, is also enlivened with finely engraved circles, ovoid shapes, and lines. It may have been part of a pail or bag handle, or a plaque attached to a skin boat.

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Object Information
  • Title: Handle fragment (?)
  • Date: 100–300 CE
  • Geography: Made in Alaska, United States
  • Culture: Old Bering Sea II, Native American
  • Medium: Walrus ivory
  • Dimensions: 2 x 10 1/4 x 1/2 in.( 5.1 x 26 x 1.27 cm)
  • Credit Line: The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection of Native American Art, Gift of Charles and Valerie Diker, 2019
  • Object Number: 2019.456.14
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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