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George W. Avery (G. W. Avery/George Wynne Avery), Non-Indian, 1866-1927
Object Name
Dog harness toggle/part
Media/Materials
Ivory
Techniques
Perforated
Object Type
Animal Tack and Animal Husbandry
Place
Point Barrow; Arctic Slope Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Collection History
Collection history unknown; purchased from an unknown source in 1916 by George Wynne Avery (1866-1927), a mining superintendent who assisted MAI with field collecting activities.