Seal effigies

Museum number:
2-21430a-c
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210221430a@2dc
Accession number:
Acc.1019
Description:
Seal effigies, carved and weathered wood; a) seal with open mouth; b); c). Material and techniques: weathered wood. Ledger description: Eskimo carved wood seal effigies.
Donor:
William Francis Baska
Collection place:
Lopp Lagoon, Seward Peninsula, Nome Borough
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Seward Peninsula; Lopp Lagoon
Culture or time period:
Eskimo
Collector:
William Francis Baska
Collection date:
July 1950
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Accession date:
1950
Context of use:
Archaeological context: Underground houses in vicinity and remains from driftwood fires all over the island. Collector believes id. was trying-out place for whale hunters. Associations: 2-21398-21430.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
b)— length 17 centimeters, a)— length 13 centimeters, and c)— length 27.7 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Seal effigies, accession number 2-21430a-c, described as Seal effigies, carved and weathered wood; a) seal with open mouth; b); c). Material and techniques: weathered wood. Ledger description: Eskimo carved wood seal effigies.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Seal effigies, accession number 2-21430a-c, described as Seal effigies, carved and weathered wood; a) seal with open mouth; b); c). Material and techniques: weathered wood. Ledger description: Eskimo carved wood seal effigies.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Seal effigies, accession number 2-21430a-c, described as Seal effigies, carved and weathered wood; a) seal with open mouth; b); c). Material and techniques: weathered wood. Ledger description: Eskimo carved wood seal effigies.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Seal effigies, accession number 2-21430a-c, described as Seal effigies, carved and weathered wood; a) seal with open mouth; b); c). Material and techniques: weathered wood. Ledger description: Eskimo carved wood seal effigies.

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