Zoomorph

Museum number:
2-6150
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
X-2343 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Carved wood fin back whale. Traces of white paint. From a model scene.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
1898
Materials:
Paint (coating)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Zoomorphic
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
probably partof a scene (cf. 2-5910)
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 6.7 centimeters
Comment:
cf. 2-6154
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Zoomorph, accession number 2-6150, described as Carved wood fin back whale. Traces of white paint. From a model scene.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Zoomorph, accession number 2-6150, described as Carved wood fin back whale. Traces of white paint. From a model scene.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Zoomorph, accession number 2-6150, described as Carved wood fin back whale. Traces of white paint. From a model scene.

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