Zoomorph

Museum number:
2-6041
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020006041
Alternate number:
X-2234 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Carved ivory figure of beaver. Carved of walrus ivory. Cross-hatching on tail.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
St. Michael, St. Michael Island, Nome Borough
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; St. Michael
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Rudolph Neumann
Collection date:
1898
Taxon:
Odobenus rosmarus
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Zoomorphic
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies, 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions, and 6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 8.2 centimeters
Comment:
Second original no. = Neumann 540.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Zoomorph, accession number 2-6041, described as Carved ivory figure of beaver. Carved of walrus ivory. Cross-hatching on tail.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Zoomorph, accession number 2-6041, described as Carved ivory figure of beaver. Carved of walrus ivory. Cross-hatching on tail.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Zoomorph, accession number 2-6041, described as Carved ivory figure of beaver. Carved of walrus ivory. Cross-hatching on tail.

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