Whale figure

Museum number:
2-2710
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Accession number:
Acc.46
Description:
Beluga (white whale), carved bone; greasy surface.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
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:
Polished and worn from handling.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 11.1 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Whale figure, accession number 2-2710, described as Beluga (white whale), carved bone; greasy surface.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Whale figure, accession number 2-2710, described as Beluga (white whale), carved bone; greasy surface.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Whale figure, accession number 2-2710, described as Beluga (white whale), carved bone; greasy surface.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Whale figure, accession number 2-2710, described as Beluga (white whale), carved bone; greasy surface.

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