Hearst Museum of Anthropology

Start Over Object name Carvings Donor Alaska Commercial Company

Museum number:: 2-6889a-d
Culture or time period:: Alaskan Eskimo
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Dimensions:: (c)— length 10.5 centimeters, (d)— length 9 centimeters, (a)— length 19 centimeters, and (b)— length 12 centimeters
Collector:: unknown
Collection place:: St. Michael, St. Michael Island, Nome Borough
Collection date:: 1898

Museum number:: 2-9172
Culture or time period:: Alaskan Eskimo
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies, 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions, and 6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Dimensions:: length 6.1 centimeters
Collector:: unknown
Collection place:: Alaska
Collection date:: 1898

Museum number:: 2-6862a,b
Culture or time period:: Alaskan Eskimo
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies, 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions, and 6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Dimensions:: (a)— length 3 centimeters and (b)— length 2 centimeters
Collector:: unknown
Collection place:: Alaska
Collection date:: 1898

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