Charm

Museum number:
2-1493a-d
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21021493a@2dd
Alternate number:
2-1208a,b (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.46
Description:
Hand charm used in dancing; ivory; a)clenched fist, b)clenched fist, c)triangular carving with circle and dot motif, d)cylindrical carving with circle and dot motif. All perforated and connected with sinew cord.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Northwest Bering Sea, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Northwest Bering Sea
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Charles L. Hall
Collection date:
ca. 1895
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Accession date:
August 12, 1902
Context of use:
Probably charm only i.e. not used in dancing.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
b)— length 2.4 centimeters, c)— length 5.2 centimeters, d)— 3.4 centimeters, and a)— length 2.2 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Charm, accession number 2-1493a-d, described as Hand charm used in dancing; ivory; a)clenched fist, b)clenched fist, c)triangular carving with circle and dot motif, d)cylindrical carving with circle and dot motif. All perforated and connected with sinew cord.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Charm, accession number 2-1493a-d, described as Hand charm used in dancing; ivory; a)clenched fist, b)clenched fist, c)triangular carving with circle and dot motif, d)cylindrical carving with circle and dot motif. All perforated and connected with sinew cord.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Charm, accession number 2-1493a-d, described as Hand charm used in dancing; ivory; a)clenched fist, b)clenched fist, c)triangular carving with circle and dot motif, d)cylindrical carving with circle and dot motif. All perforated and connected with sinew cord.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Charm, accession number 2-1493a-d, described as Hand charm used in dancing; ivory; a)clenched fist, b)clenched fist, c)triangular carving with circle and dot motif, d)cylindrical carving with circle and dot motif. All perforated and connected with sinew cord.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Charm, accession number 2-1493a-d, described as Hand charm used in dancing; ivory; a)clenched fist, b)clenched fist, c)triangular carving with circle and dot motif, d)cylindrical carving with circle and dot motif. All perforated and connected with sinew cord.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Charm, accession number 2-1493a-d, described as Hand charm used in dancing; ivory; a)clenched fist, b)clenched fist, c)triangular carving with circle and dot motif, d)cylindrical carving with circle and dot motif. All perforated and connected with sinew cord.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Charm, accession number 2-1493a-d, described as Hand charm used in dancing; ivory; a)clenched fist, b)clenched fist, c)triangular carving with circle and dot motif, d)cylindrical carving with circle and dot motif. All perforated and connected with sinew cord.

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