Perforated tooth

Museum number:
2-5958
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
x-2147 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
polar bear tooth, hollow (drilled axially from the tip of the root, and entry filled with dirt); the cavity was used as a container; drilled transversely for suspension.
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
Collection date:
1898
Taxon:
Ursus maritumus
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
e.g. suspended on a belt
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 6.2 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Perforated tooth, accession number 2-5958, described as polar bear tooth, hollow (drilled axially from the tip of the root, and entry filled with dirt); the cavity was used as a container; drilled transversely for suspension.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Perforated tooth, accession number 2-5958, described as polar bear tooth, hollow (drilled axially from the tip of the root, and entry filled with dirt); the cavity was used as a container; drilled transversely for suspension.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Perforated tooth, accession number 2-5958, described as polar bear tooth, hollow (drilled axially from the tip of the root, and entry filled with dirt); the cavity was used as a container; drilled transversely for suspension.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Perforated tooth, accession number 2-5958, described as polar bear tooth, hollow (drilled axially from the tip of the root, and entry filled with dirt); the cavity was used as a container; drilled transversely for suspension.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Perforated tooth, accession number 2-5958, described as polar bear tooth, hollow (drilled axially from the tip of the root, and entry filled with dirt); the cavity was used as a container; drilled transversely for suspension.

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