Drag handle

Museum number:
2-5987
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
x-2180 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Carved ivory head of wolf. Large perforation through head. Possibly a drag handle.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Unalaklik, Norton Sound, Nome Borough
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Norton Sound; Unalaklik
Culture or time period:
Malemiut Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Materials:
Ivory (material) and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
2-5962
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 4.5 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Drag handle, accession number 2-5987, described as Carved ivory head of wolf. Large perforation through head. Possibly a drag handle.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Drag handle, accession number 2-5987, described as Carved ivory head of wolf. Large perforation through head. Possibly a drag handle.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Drag handle, accession number 2-5987, described as Carved ivory head of wolf. Large perforation through head. Possibly a drag handle.

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