Seal figure

Museum number:
2-6081
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020006081
Alternate number:
x-2274 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Seal of walrus ivory; perforated at the tail.
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
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies and 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 5.3 centimeters
Comment:
Second Orig. No.: Neumann 552.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Seal figure, accession number 2-6081, described as Seal of walrus ivory; perforated at the tail.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Seal figure, accession number 2-6081, described as Seal of walrus ivory; perforated at the tail.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Seal figure, accession number 2-6081, described as Seal of walrus ivory; perforated at the tail.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Seal figure, accession number 2-6081, described as Seal of walrus ivory; perforated at the tail.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Seal figure, accession number 2-6081, described as Seal of walrus ivory; perforated at the tail.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Seal figure, accession number 2-6081, described as Seal of walrus ivory; perforated at the tail.

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