Object class: Sculpture (visual works) / Collection place: Southwest Coast, Alaska

Start Over Object class Sculpture (visual works) Collection place Southwest Coast, Alaska

Museum number:: 2-3886
Culture or time period:: Alaskan Eskimo
Object class:: Boxes (containers) and Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Collector:: Alaska Commercial Company
Collection place:: Kodiak Island, Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska

Museum number:: 2-1497a-x
Culture or time period:: Aleut
Object class:: Carvings (visual works), Chess pieces, and Rooks (chess pieces)
Function:: 5.6 Sports, Games, Amusements; Gambling and Pet Accessories
Dimensions:: 2.3 centimeters, 3.7 centimeters, and 2 centimeters
Collector:: Charles L. Hall
Collection place:: Unalaska, Unalaska Island, Fox Islands
Collection date:: ca. 1895
Taxon:: Odobenus rosmarus

Museum number:: 2-6765
Culture or time period:: Aleut
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: length 8.2 centimeters
Collector:: unknown
Collection place:: Aleutian Islands, Alaska
Collection date:: 1898
Taxon:: Odobenus rosmarus

Museum number:: 2-6761
Culture or time period:: Aleut
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: length 8.5 centimeters
Collector:: unknown
Collection place:: Aleutian Islands, Alaska
Collection date:: 1898
Taxon:: Odobenus rosmarus

Museum number:: 2-5951
Culture or time period:: Alaskan Eskimo
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Dimensions:: height 20 centimeters
Collector:: A. Greenebaum
Collection place:: Bristol Bay, Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska
Collection date:: 1898
Taxon:: Odobenus rosmarus
Person depicted:: Jesus Christ (founder of Christianity)

Museum number:: 2-11833
Culture or time period:: Aglegmiut Eskimo
Object class:: Dolls (figurines)
Function:: 6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Dimensions:: length 3.5 inches and width 1.5 inches
Collector:: A. J. Basinger and H. E. Jacob
Collection place:: Savonoski, Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska
Collection date:: July-August 1919

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