Zoomorph

Museum number:
2-6054
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
X-2247 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Carved bone figure of a lynx or bobcat.
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
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Zoomorphic
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 4.2 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Zoomorph, accession number 2-6054, described as Carved bone figure of a lynx or bobcat.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Zoomorph, accession number 2-6054, described as Carved bone figure of a lynx or bobcat.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Zoomorph, accession number 2-6054, described as Carved bone figure of a lynx or bobcat.

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