Ice creeper

Museum number:
2-8868
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Accession number:
Acc.260
Description:
Ice creeper" rectangular carved ivory; 3 perforations, longitudinal central slot; series of points formed by U-shaped grooves along edges.
Donor:
Mrs. H. H. Bancroft
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Mrs. H. H. Bancroft
Collection date:
1907
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Accession date:
1907
Context of use:
Worn in pairs with thong fasteners to prevent the feet from slipping while traveler goes over the sea ice or frozen snow in spring.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 9.4 centimeters
Comment:
Remarks: cf. Nelson pp.215-16 and fig. 69.
Loans:
S1983-1984 #14: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/James Anderson (Hupa) (September 19, 1983–September 26, 1983)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ice creeper, accession number 2-8868, described as Ice creeper" rectangular carved ivory; 3 perforations, longitudinal central slot; series of points formed by U-shaped grooves along edges.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ice creeper, accession number 2-8868, described as Ice creeper" rectangular carved ivory; 3 perforations, longitudinal central slot; series of points formed by U-shaped grooves along edges.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ice creeper, accession number 2-8868, described as Ice creeper" rectangular carved ivory; 3 perforations, longitudinal central slot; series of points formed by U-shaped grooves along edges.

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