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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Anthropomorphic figure, accession number 2-1458, described as Mammoth ivory; anthropomorphic carving, head and trunk only; crucifix incised around neck.

Hearst Museum object titled Bear figurine head, accession number 2-6156, described as Carved head of brown bear or wolf. Carved of fossil mammoth ivory. Teeth indicated by zigzag incised line.

Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Cap box, accession number 2-45478a,b, described as Cap box with sliding lid. (a) Rectangular box, wood, ivory panel on two sides. Engraved reindeer on one panel, mythological horse like animal standing over fallen man with hunter aiming bow at animal on other panel. Ivory slats in corners and at ends. (b) Wood lid with 2 carved mammoth ivory figures (crawling bear, spotted seal).

Hearst Museum object titled Carving of hand, accession number 2-19268, described as Carving of human hand (clenched fist) in fossil mammoth ivory; apparently cane handle; green stain at base from contact with brass.

Hearst Museum object titled Engraving, accession number 2-19284, described as Flat mammoth ivory slab with hunting scence engraved in brown; 2 drilled holes, 2 carved fins; other side brown tones.

Hearst Museum object titled Figurines, accession number 2-31513, described as Socketed object; one end has two perforated bear heads with carved anthropomorphic head in between; opposite end is socketed; incised and punctuated curvilinear designs on surface; weathered “fossil” mammoth ivory; length 11.8 cm, width 6.3 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Fish figurine, accession number 2-6221, described as Carved figure of fresh water fish; recarved fossil mammoth ivory.

Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Human figurine, accession number 2-725, described as Carving. Seated, armless human. Made of mammoth ivory.

Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Scrimshaw, accession number 2-48471, described as Carving of a great auk, made from mastodon tusk. This was made by Peter E. Kern for Indian Curio Shop in Skagway, Alaska that he operated from 1896 to 1913. This was made from a Mastodon mammoth tusk found at Dawson.

Anthropomorphic figure

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Hearst Museum object titled Bear figurine head, accession number 2-6156, described as Carved head of brown bear or wolf. Carved of fossil mammoth ivory. Teeth indicated by zigzag incised line.

Bear figurine head

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Cap box

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Hearst Museum object titled Carving of hand, accession number 2-19268, described as Carving of human hand (clenched fist) in fossil mammoth ivory; apparently cane handle; green stain at base from contact with brass.

Carving of hand

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Hearst Museum object titled Engraving, accession number 2-19284, described as Flat mammoth ivory slab with hunting scence engraved in brown; 2 drilled holes, 2 carved fins; other side brown tones.

Engraving

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Hearst Museum object titled Figurines, accession number 2-31513, described as Socketed object; one end has two perforated bear heads with carved anthropomorphic head in between; opposite end is socketed; incised and punctuated curvilinear designs on surface; weathered “fossil” mammoth ivory; length 11.8 cm, width 6.3 cm.

Figurines

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Hearst Museum object titled Fish figurine, accession number 2-6221, described as Carved figure of fresh water fish; recarved fossil mammoth ivory.

Fish figurine

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Human figurine

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Scrimshaw

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Sculpture (visual works)Remove constraint Object class: Sculpture (visual works)9 objects
Carvings (visual works)5 objects
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ethnography8 objects
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legacy documentation9 objects
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Alaska9 objects
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Norton Sound to Bristol Bay, Alaska3 objects
Bering Sea and North, Alaska2 objects
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Current results range from 1895 to 1907

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[Missing]4 objects

unknown4 objects
Charles L. Hall2 objects
Dr. Everette1 objects
Georgia B. Playter1 objects
Harold Heath1 objects

Alaska Commercial Company2 objects
Benjamin Bristol2 objects
Ellinor C. Davidson2 objects
George Davidson2 objects
Older University Collections2 objects
Phoebe Apperson Hearst2 objects
Esther L. Matteson1 objects
Harold Heath1 objects
Ida Shelley1 objects
John B. Worden1 objects

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American cultures8 objects
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Alaskan Eskimo6 objects
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Eskimo6 objects
Haida1 objects
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Northern Northwest Coast cultures1 objects
Northwest Coastal People1 objects

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Peter E. Kern1 objects

Mammoth ivory9 objects

MammuthusRemove constraint Taxon: Mammuthus9 objects
Mammut (extinct)1 objects

Jesus Christ (founder of Christianity)1 objects

Acc.1672 objects
Acc.462 objects
Acc.8542 objects
Acc.10491 objects
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Acc.27571 objects
Acc.28211 objects

St. Michael, St. Michael Island, Nome Borough1 objects

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Current results range from 1902 to 1971

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5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions3 objects
6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children2 objects
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits1 objects

S1952-1953 #2: California Palace of the Legion of Honor (dates unknown)1 objects
S1957-1960 [XXX Wellington]: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (1957–1960)1 objects
S1986-1987 #28: SFO Museum (June 4, 1987–August 26, 1987)1 objects

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