Drag handle

Museum number:
2-6842
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
x-3035 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Carved and etched ivory deer like animal (no legs) with 3 longitudinal bands of incised circle and dot designs. Two central holes in recessed slot. Possibly a drag handle.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Materials:
Ivory (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
handle of drill strap
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 10 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Drag handle, accession number 2-6842, described as Carved and etched ivory deer like animal (no legs) with 3 longitudinal bands of incised circle and dot designs. Two central holes in recessed slot. Possibly a drag handle.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Drag handle, accession number 2-6842, described as Carved and etched ivory deer like animal (no legs) with 3 longitudinal bands of incised circle and dot designs. Two central holes in recessed slot. Possibly a drag handle.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Drag handle, accession number 2-6842, described as Carved and etched ivory deer like animal (no legs) with 3 longitudinal bands of incised circle and dot designs. Two central holes in recessed slot. Possibly a drag handle.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Drag handle, accession number 2-6842, described as Carved and etched ivory deer like animal (no legs) with 3 longitudinal bands of incised circle and dot designs. Two central holes in recessed slot. Possibly a drag handle.

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