Bone or ivory ring
rings (jewelry)
ivory (tooth component)
bone (material)
Ring
Members of the Tuscarora and other Native American groups created purses, embellished with ribbons and colorful beads, for tourists. Inside this small purse the Rhoades family of Providence, Rhode Island, preserved three carved rings from around the globe.
Unknown
Gift of Miss Ella Newton Rhoades
1943.337.2
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