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Whale's tooth amulet

Whale's tooth amulet

Late 19th to early 20th century
Medium/TechniqueWhale's tooth, white metal chain, pigment
Dimensions15 cm (5 7/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Governor Carlton Skinner and Solange Skinner
Accession number2010.998
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsRitual objects
Collections
InscriptionsInside tooth, numbers and Cyrilic letters, including possible date?
Provenance1975, purchased in Khabarovsk, Siberia, by Solange Skinner, Boston; 2010, year-end gift of Solange Skinner to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 26, 2011)
Tabua
Tabua
Artist Unidentified, Papuan
19th–20th century
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19th-20th Century
Tabua
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19th-20th century
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about 1760–1800
Cane
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about 1840–50
Ship of the Line "Heros"
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about 1781
Male effigy cache figure
Male effigy cache figure
A.D. 1100–1550
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A.D. 1100–1550
Female effigy cache figure
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A.D. 1100–1550
Miniature altar
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A.D. 550–750
Carved hacha
A.D. 500–800