Tusk (of narwhal)

Museum number:
2-19161
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.854
Description:
Narwhal. Tusk of Monodon monoceros.
Donor:
Ellinor C. Davidson and George Davidson
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
George Davidson and Mrs. Jerry G. Chambers
Collection date:
1867-1883
Object type:
ethnography
Accession date:
1945
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 173 centimeters
Comment:
Monodon monoceros (=one tooth, one horn), a small Arctic whale sometimes called a 'sea unicorn'.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Tusk (of narwhal), accession number 2-19161, described as Narwhal. Tusk of Monodon monoceros.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Tusk (of narwhal), accession number 2-19161, described as Narwhal. Tusk of Monodon monoceros.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Tusk (of narwhal), accession number 2-19161, described as Narwhal. Tusk of Monodon monoceros.

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