Wood and ivory; painted red and black; feathers attached at back by sinew cord; two ivory walrus heads; two flat ivory bird heads; two incised and darkened side pieces of ivory. Caribou, hunters with rifles, sled, umiak, etc. on side pieces.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Kuskokwim River, Kuskokwim, Unknown Borough
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Kuskokwim; Kuskokwim River
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Charles L. Hall
Collection date:
ca. 1895
Object type:
ethnography
Accession date:
August 12, 1902
Context of use:
This style is worn around the Yukon. Jean-Loup Rousselot calls this a "replica" (no wear pattern found).
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 31.2 centimeters
Comment:
Remarks: Exhibited: Centennial Exposition, May 27-Sept. 30, 1967, Fairbanks, Alaska.
Loans:
S1945-1946 #4: Winfield Scott Wellington (March 11, 1946–October 28, 1955), S1966-1967 #89: University of Alaska, Fairbanks (April 17, 1967–October 2, 1967), S1976-1977 #92: M. H. de Young Memorial Museum (June 27, 1977–April 7, 1978), and S1991-1992 #21: SFO Museum (February 1992–February 1, 1993)