Zoomorph

Museum number:
2-6096
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Alternate number:
X-2289 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Carved ivory head of hair seal at distal end of carving of seal.
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
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Zoomorphic
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies and 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 4 centimeters
Comment:
Second original no. = Neumann 541.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Zoomorph, accession number 2-6096, described as Carved ivory head of hair seal at distal end of carving of seal.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Zoomorph, accession number 2-6096, described as Carved ivory head of hair seal at distal end of carving of seal.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Zoomorph, accession number 2-6096, described as Carved ivory head of hair seal at distal end of carving of seal.

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