Zoomorph

Museum number:
2-6022
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
X-2215 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Carved ivory figure of lynx.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Unalaklik, Norton Sound, Nome Borough
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Norton Sound; Unalaklik
Culture or time period:
Malemiut Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
1898
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
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:
length 5.7 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Zoomorph, accession number 2-6022, described as Carved ivory figure of lynx.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Zoomorph, accession number 2-6022, described as Carved ivory figure of lynx.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Zoomorph, accession number 2-6022, described as Carved ivory figure of lynx.

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