Drag handle

Museum number:
2-6875
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020006875
Alternate number:
x-3068 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Drag handle? Carved animal head, probably bear. Large perforation, inlaid eyes, nostrils.
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
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
clothing: sewed to end of belt
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 4.2 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Drag handle, accession number 2-6875, described as Drag handle? Carved animal head, probably bear. Large perforation, inlaid eyes, nostrils.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Drag handle, accession number 2-6875, described as Drag handle? Carved animal head, probably bear. Large perforation, inlaid eyes, nostrils.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Drag handle, accession number 2-6875, described as Drag handle? Carved animal head, probably bear. Large perforation, inlaid eyes, nostrils.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Drag handle, accession number 2-6875, described as Drag handle? Carved animal head, probably bear. Large perforation, inlaid eyes, nostrils.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Drag handle, accession number 2-6875, described as Drag handle? Carved animal head, probably bear. Large perforation, inlaid eyes, nostrils.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Drag handle, accession number 2-6875, described as Drag handle? Carved animal head, probably bear. Large perforation, inlaid eyes, nostrils.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Drag handle, accession number 2-6875, described as Drag handle? Carved animal head, probably bear. Large perforation, inlaid eyes, nostrils.

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