Napkin ring

Museum number:
2-65811
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3680
Description:
Carved ivory, oval shape, decorated on one side with snarling bear head in relief with carved tongue and canines. Features outlined in black pigment, wood insets for eyes and nose.
Donor:
Barbara E. Busch
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Barbara E. Busch
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Napkin rings
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
width 5 centimeters and length 4 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Napkin ring, accession number 2-65811, described as Carved ivory, oval shape, decorated on one side with snarling bear head in relief with carved tongue and canines. Features outlined in black pigment, wood insets for eyes and nose.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Napkin ring, accession number 2-65811, described as Carved ivory, oval shape, decorated on one side with snarling bear head in relief with carved tongue and canines. Features outlined in black pigment, wood insets for eyes and nose.

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