House model

Museum number:
2-4571
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
x-717 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Model of interior of dance house. Square. 12 individually carved and painted men including 3 drummers seated on bench. All drums have gut heads and are broken. Made with wood and pigment.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
1898
Materials:
Gut (animal material) and Skin (collagenous material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
Used for sale or trade.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 47.3 centimeters and width 45 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled House model, accession number 2-4571, described as Model of interior of dance house. Square. 12 individually carved and painted men including 3 drummers seated on bench. All drums have gut heads and are broken. Made with wood and pigment.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled House model, accession number 2-4571, described as Model of interior of dance house. Square. 12 individually carved and painted men including 3 drummers seated on bench. All drums have gut heads and are broken. Made with wood and pigment.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled House model, accession number 2-4571, described as Model of interior of dance house. Square. 12 individually carved and painted men including 3 drummers seated on bench. All drums have gut heads and are broken. Made with wood and pigment.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled House model, accession number 2-4571, described as Model of interior of dance house. Square. 12 individually carved and painted men including 3 drummers seated on bench. All drums have gut heads and are broken. Made with wood and pigment.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled House model, accession number 2-4571, described as Model of interior of dance house. Square. 12 individually carved and painted men including 3 drummers seated on bench. All drums have gut heads and are broken. Made with wood and pigment.

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