Zoomorph

Museum number:
2-6131
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020006131
Alternate number:
X-2324 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Carved ivory figure of polar bear with oblong object in mouth. Incised zigzags with red pigment. Carved out of walrus ivory.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
St. Michael, St. Michael Island, Nome Borough
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; St. Michael
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
1898
Taxon:
Odobenus rosmarus
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Zoomorphic
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies, 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions, and 6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
cf. 2-5969
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 10 centimeters
Loans:
S1945-1946 #4: Winfield Scott Wellington (March 11, 1946–October 28, 1955) and S1957-1960 [XXX Wellington]: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (1957–1960)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Zoomorph, accession number 2-6131, described as Carved ivory figure of polar bear with oblong object in mouth. Incised zigzags with red pigment. Carved out of walrus ivory.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Zoomorph, accession number 2-6131, described as Carved ivory figure of polar bear with oblong object in mouth. Incised zigzags with red pigment. Carved out of walrus ivory.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Zoomorph, accession number 2-6131, described as Carved ivory figure of polar bear with oblong object in mouth. Incised zigzags with red pigment. Carved out of walrus ivory.

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