Zoomorph

Museum number:
2-6094
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
X-2287 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Carved ivory head and shoulders of hair seal.
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
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:
height 2.2 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Zoomorph, accession number 2-6094, described as Carved ivory head and shoulders of hair seal.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Zoomorph, accession number 2-6094, described as Carved ivory head and shoulders of hair seal.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Zoomorph, accession number 2-6094, described as Carved ivory head and shoulders of hair seal.

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