Whale figure

Museum number:
2-6245
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
x-2438 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Beluga, carved walrus ivory; perforated through side, slit at bottom.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
St. Michael, St. Michael Island, Nome Borough
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; St. Michael
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Rudolph Neumann
Collection date:
1898
Taxon:
Odobenus rosmarus
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
Probably a charm with "kill hole" perforation.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 5.7 centimeters
Comment:
Second Orig. No.: Neumann 576.
Loans:
S1964-1965 #9: University of California, Davis (September 3, 1964–January 1965)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Whale figure, accession number 2-6245, described as Beluga, carved walrus ivory; perforated through side, slit at bottom.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Whale figure, accession number 2-6245, described as Beluga, carved walrus ivory; perforated through side, slit at bottom.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Whale figure, accession number 2-6245, described as Beluga, carved walrus ivory; perforated through side, slit at bottom.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Whale figure, accession number 2-6245, described as Beluga, carved walrus ivory; perforated through side, slit at bottom.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Whale figure, accession number 2-6245, described as Beluga, carved walrus ivory; perforated through side, slit at bottom.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Whale figure, accession number 2-6245, described as Beluga, carved walrus ivory; perforated through side, slit at bottom.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Whale figure, accession number 2-6245, described as Beluga, carved walrus ivory; perforated through side, slit at bottom.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Whale figure, accession number 2-6245, described as Beluga, carved walrus ivory; perforated through side, slit at bottom.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Whale figure, accession number 2-6245, described as Beluga, carved walrus ivory; perforated through side, slit at bottom.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Whale figure, accession number 2-6245, described as Beluga, carved walrus ivory; perforated through side, slit at bottom.

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