Cap box

Museum number:
2-1530a-c
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21021530a@2dc
Accession number:
Acc.46
Description:
Section walrus tusk with seals, killer whales. Hunter in kayak, etc. engraved on surface. Inset red stained wood base and lid. Thong in lid.
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:
Cap boxes
Accession date:
August 12, 1902
Context of use:
May be tourist novelty or snuff box.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 7 centimeters
Loans:
S1945-1946 #4: Winfield Scott Wellington (March 11, 1946–October 28, 1955)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Cap box, accession number 2-1530a-c, described as Section walrus tusk with seals, killer whales. Hunter in kayak, etc. engraved on surface. Inset red stained wood base and lid. Thong in lid.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Cap box, accession number 2-1530a-c, described as Section walrus tusk with seals, killer whales. Hunter in kayak, etc. engraved on surface. Inset red stained wood base and lid. Thong in lid.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Cap box, accession number 2-1530a-c, described as Section walrus tusk with seals, killer whales. Hunter in kayak, etc. engraved on surface. Inset red stained wood base and lid. Thong in lid.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Cap box, accession number 2-1530a-c, described as Section walrus tusk with seals, killer whales. Hunter in kayak, etc. engraved on surface. Inset red stained wood base and lid. Thong in lid.

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