Carving

Museum number:
2-34248
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.1966
Description:
Carved piece of walrus ivory; fox carved in relief on the top, 2 rabbits engraved and blackened on the left side; fox engraved and blackened on the right side. Stamped on side "U.S.I.D. Alaskan Eskimo.
Donor:
Julia Roth
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Julia Roth
Collection date:
February 5, 1965
Taxon:
Odobenus rosmarus
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Accession date:
1965
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 18.3 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Carving, accession number 2-34248, described as Carved piece of walrus ivory; fox carved in relief on the top, 2 rabbits engraved and blackened on the left side; fox engraved and blackened on the right side. Stamped on side "U.S.I.D. Alaskan Eskimo.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Carving, accession number 2-34248, described as Carved piece of walrus ivory; fox carved in relief on the top, 2 rabbits engraved and blackened on the left side; fox engraved and blackened on the right side. Stamped on side "U.S.I.D. Alaskan Eskimo.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Carving, accession number 2-34248, described as Carved piece of walrus ivory; fox carved in relief on the top, 2 rabbits engraved and blackened on the left side; fox engraved and blackened on the right side. Stamped on side "U.S.I.D. Alaskan Eskimo.

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