Bird figurine

Museum number:
2-5894
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
X-984 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Ivory carving of bird on pole.
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:
Rudolph Neumann
Collection date:
1898
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
part of crochet hook; decoration (e.g. wooden hat)
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 5.5 centimeters
Comment:
Second original no. = Neumann 584.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bird figurine, accession number 2-5894, described as Ivory carving of bird on pole.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bird figurine, accession number 2-5894, described as Ivory carving of bird on pole.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bird figurine, accession number 2-5894, described as Ivory carving of bird on pole.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bird figurine, accession number 2-5894, described as Ivory carving of bird on pole.

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