Ivory Cross, 2 Strings Of Beads, Clasp, And 3 Loose Beads
date: label: Accession Date
content: 15 May 1991
label: Collection Date
content: 1927 to 1928
name: label: Collector
content: Paul Oscanyan
label: Collector
content: Mrs. Astrid F. Oscanyan
label: Donor Name
content: Paul Oscanyan
notes: label: Notes
content: IVORY CROSS (CHRISTIAN) WITH LOOP AT TOP (LOOP HAS BEEN BROKEN AND REPAIRED),CARVED FROM ONE PIECE OF IVORY. 2 STRINGS OF BEADS: 1 STRING W/ SMALL BEADS ABOUT 0.5 CM. DIAMETER, OTHER WITH LARGER BEADS ABOUT 0.9CM DIAMETER. THERE ARE 3 LOOSE BEADS. ALL BEADS ARE POLYHEDRAL IN SHAPE. CLASP IS MADE OF 2 SECTIONS WHICH FIT TOGETHER; DESIGNED TO FASTEN THREE STRANDS OF BEADS WITH CROSS AT THE BOTTOM. THERE IS A METAL PIN INSERTED IN ONE PIECE OF THE CLASP.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 27 Feb 2022
label: Specimen Count
content: 4
place: label: Place
content: West Coast Of Greenland, West Greenland, Greenland
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Eskimo, Inuit, West Greenland Inuit / Kalaallit
setName: label: See more items in
content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 356736
label: USNM Number
content: E424740-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Cross/Bead
physicalDescription: label: Length - Cross
content: 9.5 cm
label: Length - String 1
content: 102 cm
label: Diameter - Beads
content: 0.5 cm
label: Length - String 2
content: 23 cm
label: Diameter - Beads
content: 0.9 cm
label: Length - Clasp
content: 2.7 cm