Awl

Museum number:
2-6271
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
x-2464 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Carved ivory figure of sea monster. Saw tooth design on base. Tail serves as awl.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
St. Michael, St. Michael Island, Nome Borough
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; St. Michael
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
1898
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Awls and Carvings (visual works)
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
tool
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 14 centimeters
Loans:
S1945-1946 #4: Winfield Scott Wellington (March 11, 1946–October 28, 1955) and S1957-1960 [XXX Wellington]: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (1957–1960)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Awl, accession number 2-6271, described as Carved ivory figure of sea monster. Saw tooth design on base. Tail serves as awl.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Awl, accession number 2-6271, described as Carved ivory figure of sea monster. Saw tooth design on base. Tail serves as awl.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Awl, accession number 2-6271, described as Carved ivory figure of sea monster. Saw tooth design on base. Tail serves as awl.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Awl, accession number 2-6271, described as Carved ivory figure of sea monster. Saw tooth design on base. Tail serves as awl.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Awl, accession number 2-6271, described as Carved ivory figure of sea monster. Saw tooth design on base. Tail serves as awl.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Awl, accession number 2-6271, described as Carved ivory figure of sea monster. Saw tooth design on base. Tail serves as awl.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Awl, accession number 2-6271, described as Carved ivory figure of sea monster. Saw tooth design on base. Tail serves as awl.

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