Walrus figure

Museum number:
2-692
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020000692
Accession number:
Acc.46
Description:
Walrus head, carved walrus ivory; perforated at base. Could also be a belt fastener.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Northwest Bering Sea, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Northwest Bering Sea
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Charles L. Hall
Collection date:
ca. 1895
Taxon:
Odobenus rosmarus
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Accession date:
August 12, 1902
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 3.6 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Walrus figure, accession number 2-692, described as Walrus head, carved walrus ivory; perforated at base. Could also be a belt fastener.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Walrus figure, accession number 2-692, described as Walrus head, carved walrus ivory; perforated at base. Could also be a belt fastener.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Walrus figure, accession number 2-692, described as Walrus head, carved walrus ivory; perforated at base. Could also be a belt fastener.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Walrus figure, accession number 2-692, described as Walrus head, carved walrus ivory; perforated at base. Could also be a belt fastener.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Walrus figure, accession number 2-692, described as Walrus head, carved walrus ivory; perforated at base. Could also be a belt fastener.

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