Carved wooden figure

Museum number:
2-4813
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
x-1209 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Carved wooden figure with human hair. A land otter is depicted around neck of figure. Height: 40 cm (15 3/4 inches)
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Northwest Coast, United States
Verbatim coll. place:
; Northwest Coast
Culture or time period:
Tlingit
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
height 40 centimeters
Comment:
Published: Ill. "The American West", Vol. VIII, No. 3, May, 1971, p. 21.
Loans:
S1945-1946 #4: Winfield Scott Wellington (March 11, 1946–October 28, 1955), S1951-1952 #1: University of California, Los Angeles (March 15, 1952–returned by 1957), S1952-1953 #2: California Palace of the Legion of Honor (dates unknown), S1963-1964 #9: UC San Francisco Medical Center (September 3, 1963–October 11, 1963), S1970-1971 #21: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (October 12, 1970–January 20, 1971), and S1990-1991 #23: Blackhawk Museums (March 20, 1991–August 16, 1994)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Carved wooden figure, accession number 2-4813, described as Carved wooden figure with human hair. A land otter is depicted around neck of figure. Height: 40 cm (15 3/4 inches)Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Carved wooden figure, accession number 2-4813, described as Carved wooden figure with human hair. A land otter is depicted around neck of figure. Height: 40 cm (15 3/4 inches)Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Carved wooden figure, accession number 2-4813, described as Carved wooden figure with human hair. A land otter is depicted around neck of figure. Height: 40 cm (15 3/4 inches)Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Carved wooden figure, accession number 2-4813, described as Carved wooden figure with human hair. A land otter is depicted around neck of figure. Height: 40 cm (15 3/4 inches)Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Carved wooden figure, accession number 2-4813, described as Carved wooden figure with human hair. A land otter is depicted around neck of figure. Height: 40 cm (15 3/4 inches)Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Carved wooden figure, accession number 2-4813, described as Carved wooden figure with human hair. A land otter is depicted around neck of figure. Height: 40 cm (15 3/4 inches)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Carved wooden figure, accession number 2-4813, described as Carved wooden figure with human hair. A land otter is depicted around neck of figure. Height: 40 cm (15 3/4 inches)Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Carved wooden figure, accession number 2-4813, described as Carved wooden figure with human hair. A land otter is depicted around neck of figure. Height: 40 cm (15 3/4 inches)Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Carved wooden figure, accession number 2-4813, described as Carved wooden figure with human hair. A land otter is depicted around neck of figure. Height: 40 cm (15 3/4 inches)

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