Ring

Museum number:
2-15579
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Accession number:
Acc.708
Description:
Ring of mammoth ivory. Appears to be archaeological.
Donor:
W. Barclay Stephens
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Rudolph Neumann and Willie J. Clark Dodd
Collection date:
1887-1890
Materials:
Mammoth ivory
Taxon:
Mammuthus
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Rings (finger jewelry)
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Production date:
Before 1890
Accession date:
1936
Context of use:
Probably from dance breast rattle.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
diameter 5.2 centimeters
Comment:
Probably from dance breast rattle. Cf. 2-15610.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ring, accession number 2-15579, described as Ring of mammoth ivory. Appears to be archaeological.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ring, accession number 2-15579, described as Ring of mammoth ivory. Appears to be archaeological.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ring, accession number 2-15579, described as Ring of mammoth ivory. Appears to be archaeological.

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