Fastener

Museum number:
2-19269
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020019269
Accession number:
Acc.854
Description:
Ivory figurine, human face, seals flippers and tail; perforated side to side; fine 2-ply cotton cord wrapped around neck.
Donor:
Ellinor C. Davidson and George Davidson
Collection place:
Nunivak Island, Bethel Census Area, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Nunivak Island
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Ivan Petroff
Collection date:
1891
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
1945
Context of use:
... represents a seal's body with a man's head and neck. It is pierced crosswise through the shoulders as a fastener for a woman's belt. This represents one of the composite animals which figure in the mythology of this region.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 8.5 centimeters
Comment:
Remarks: Nelson, P. 448.
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Fastener, accession number 2-19269, described as Ivory figurine, human face, seals flippers and tail; perforated side to side; fine 2-ply cotton cord wrapped around neck.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Fastener, accession number 2-19269, described as Ivory figurine, human face, seals flippers and tail; perforated side to side; fine 2-ply cotton cord wrapped around neck.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fastener, accession number 2-19269, described as Ivory figurine, human face, seals flippers and tail; perforated side to side; fine 2-ply cotton cord wrapped around neck.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fastener, accession number 2-19269, described as Ivory figurine, human face, seals flippers and tail; perforated side to side; fine 2-ply cotton cord wrapped around neck.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fastener, accession number 2-19269, described as Ivory figurine, human face, seals flippers and tail; perforated side to side; fine 2-ply cotton cord wrapped around neck.

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