Carving

Museum number:
2-58114
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Accession number:
Acc.2747
Description:
Made of ivory (probably elk tooth), roughly tooth-shaped. Perforated by metal link. Dots and slashes.
Donor:
Harold J. Murphy
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Harold J. Murphy
Collection date:
1956-1971
Taxon:
Cervus canadensis
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Accession date:
1971
Context of use:
Probably tourist item.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 2.8 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Carving, accession number 2-58114, described as Made of ivory (probably elk tooth), roughly tooth-shaped. Perforated by metal link. Dots and slashes.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Carving, accession number 2-58114, described as Made of ivory (probably elk tooth), roughly tooth-shaped. Perforated by metal link. Dots and slashes.

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