Napkin ring

Museum number:
2-45278
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020045278
Accession number:
Acc.2747
Description:
Made from walrus ivory. Engraved and darkened scene of Eskimo in sled, two sled dogs, house, trees, mountain.
Donor:
Harold J. Murphy
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Harold J. Murphy
Collection date:
1945-1971
Taxon:
Odobenus rosmarus
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Napkin rings
Accession date:
1971
Context of use:
Tourist novelty.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
width 6.3 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Napkin ring, accession number 2-45278, described as Made from walrus ivory. Engraved and darkened scene of Eskimo in sled, two sled dogs, house, trees, mountain.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Napkin ring, accession number 2-45278, described as Made from walrus ivory. Engraved and darkened scene of Eskimo in sled, two sled dogs, house, trees, mountain.

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