Anthropomorphic carving, "fossil" ivory, head and trunk only, facial features incised and in relief including incised eyebrows (two connected arches with perpendicular lines above and incised labrets below mouth), Hollow torso with two large perforations at base. Surface of ivory indicates specimen is archaeological. Style of labrets indicate the individual is a man.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Lower Yukon, Yukon, Yukon-Koyukuk Borough
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Lower Yukon
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Charles L. Hall
Collection date:
ca. 1895
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Sinkers (fishing)
Function:
1.1 Hunting and Fishing
Accession date:
August 12, 1902
Context of use:
Probably a net sinker. Carving resembles a doll but this specimen has a specific function, probably connected with sea mammal hunting.