Fastening rod

Museum number:
2-1086
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Accession number:
Acc.46
Description:
For woman's workbag. Made of walrus ivory, carved out mouths at both ends resemble bird mouths. Circle and dot designs with trade bead centers (several beads missing), several perforations.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Northwest Bering Sea, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Northwest Bering Sea
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Charles L. Hall
Collection date:
ca. 1895
Taxon:
Odobenus rosmarus
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Accession date:
August 12, 1902
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 17.7 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Fastening rod, accession number 2-1086, described as For woman's workbag. Made of walrus ivory, carved out mouths at both ends resemble bird mouths. Circle and dot designs with trade bead centers (several beads missing), several perforations.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Fastening rod, accession number 2-1086, described as For woman's workbag. Made of walrus ivory, carved out mouths at both ends resemble bird mouths. Circle and dot designs with trade bead centers (several beads missing), several perforations.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fastening rod, accession number 2-1086, described as For woman's workbag. Made of walrus ivory, carved out mouths at both ends resemble bird mouths. Circle and dot designs with trade bead centers (several beads missing), several perforations.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fastening rod, accession number 2-1086, described as For woman's workbag. Made of walrus ivory, carved out mouths at both ends resemble bird mouths. Circle and dot designs with trade bead centers (several beads missing), several perforations.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fastening rod, accession number 2-1086, described as For woman's workbag. Made of walrus ivory, carved out mouths at both ends resemble bird mouths. Circle and dot designs with trade bead centers (several beads missing), several perforations.

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