Tray model

Museum number:
2-16737a-g
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210216737a@2dg
Accession number:
Acc.770
Description:
(a) Base: red-stained piece wood with 2 crossbars, each for 3 models (b-g). (b-g) Models, each with quill "stand." (b) Man's head and torso, quill arms, red-stained torso. (c) Kayak. (d) Red-stained seal. (e) Red-stained dog head. (f) Seal. (g) Seal head. Made with red and black pigments, bird quills, and feathers.
Donor:
Margaret Lantis
Collection place:
Mekoryuk, Nunivak Island, Bethel Census Area
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Nunivak Island; Mekoryuk
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Maker or artist:
Joseph
Collector:
Margaret Lantis
Collection date:
1940
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Trays
Accession date:
1940
Context of use:
Model of "tray" used in "Messenger feast.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
(e)— length 4.2 centimeters, (b)— length 7.7 centimeters, (g)— height 4 centimeters, (c)— length 7.7 centimeters, (f)— length 7 centimeters, and (d)— length 7.5 centimeters
Comment:
Card indicates arrangement of the parts with a diagram. First line says: "dog head (e) light-colored seal (f) seal head (g)." Second line says: "man (b) kayak (c) dark-colored seal (d)." Third line says "handle of stand" and is centered under "light-colored seal" and "kayak.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Tray model, accession number 2-16737a-g, described as (a) Base: red-stained piece wood with 2 crossbars, each for 3 models (b-g). (b-g) Models, each with quill "stand." (b) Man's head and torso, quill arms, red-stained torso. (c) Kayak. (d) Red-stained seal. (e) Red-stained dog head. (f) Seal. (g) Seal head. Made with red and black pigments, bird quills, and feathers.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Tray model, accession number 2-16737a-g, described as (a) Base: red-stained piece wood with 2 crossbars, each for 3 models (b-g). (b-g) Models, each with quill "stand." (b) Man's head and torso, quill arms, red-stained torso. (c) Kayak. (d) Red-stained seal. (e) Red-stained dog head. (f) Seal. (g) Seal head. Made with red and black pigments, bird quills, and feathers.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Tray model, accession number 2-16737a-g, described as (a) Base: red-stained piece wood with 2 crossbars, each for 3 models (b-g). (b-g) Models, each with quill "stand." (b) Man's head and torso, quill arms, red-stained torso. (c) Kayak. (d) Red-stained seal. (e) Red-stained dog head. (f) Seal. (g) Seal head. Made with red and black pigments, bird quills, and feathers.

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