Belt fastener

Museum number:
2-2889
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.46
Description:
Belt fastener (?); carved bone seal with open mouth; incised concentric circles.
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
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Accession date:
August 12, 1902
Context of use:
Belt fastener or tourist novelty.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 7 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Belt fastener, accession number 2-2889, described as Belt fastener (?); carved bone seal with open mouth; incised concentric circles.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Belt fastener, accession number 2-2889, described as Belt fastener (?); carved bone seal with open mouth; incised concentric circles.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Belt fastener, accession number 2-2889, described as Belt fastener (?); carved bone seal with open mouth; incised concentric circles.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Belt fastener, accession number 2-2889, described as Belt fastener (?); carved bone seal with open mouth; incised concentric circles.

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