Letter opener

Museum number:
2-1368
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.46
Description:
Made of ivory. Carved animal head at end of handle. Reindeer incised and darkened on blade. Incised and darkened seal on one side of handle, weasel on other side. Pendant chain ending in animal head.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Northwest Bering Sea, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Northwest Bering Sea
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Charles L. Hall
Collection date:
ca. 1895
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Letter openers
Accession date:
August 12, 1902
Context of use:
Tourist novelty.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 13.4 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Letter opener, accession number 2-1368, described as Made of ivory. Carved animal head at end of handle. Reindeer incised and darkened on blade. Incised and darkened seal on one side of handle, weasel on other side. Pendant chain ending in animal head.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Letter opener, accession number 2-1368, described as Made of ivory. Carved animal head at end of handle. Reindeer incised and darkened on blade. Incised and darkened seal on one side of handle, weasel on other side. Pendant chain ending in animal head.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Letter opener, accession number 2-1368, described as Made of ivory. Carved animal head at end of handle. Reindeer incised and darkened on blade. Incised and darkened seal on one side of handle, weasel on other side. Pendant chain ending in animal head.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Letter opener, accession number 2-1368, described as Made of ivory. Carved animal head at end of handle. Reindeer incised and darkened on blade. Incised and darkened seal on one side of handle, weasel on other side. Pendant chain ending in animal head.

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