Wooden container in shape of an upright seal. Painted red, stone eyes, ivory hinge attaching cover. Cover represents seal's head.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Lower Yukon, Yukon, Yukon-Koyukuk Borough
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Lower Yukon
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Charles L. Hall
Collection date:
ca. 1895
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Boxes (containers)
Accession date:
August 12, 1902
Context of use:
Storage
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
18.4 centimeters and width 12.2 centimeters
Loans:
S1945-1946 #4: Winfield Scott Wellington (March 11, 1946–October 28, 1955), S1951-1952 #1: University of California, Los Angeles (March 15, 1952–returned by 1957), S1957-1960 [XXX Wellington]: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (1957–1960), S1964-1965 #44: Science Center (Diablo Valley College) (December 30, 1964–March 4, 1965), S1973-1974 #49: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (November 4, 1973–August 8, 1974), S1986-1987 #28: SFO Museum (June 4, 1987–August 26, 1987), and S1990-1991 #23: Blackhawk Museums (March 20, 1991–August 16, 1994)