Whalebone box

Museum number:
2-33857
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020033857
Accession number:
Acc.650
Description:
box with hinged lid; baleen; rectangular; lid has engraved bouquet in urn-like container in low relief; base length 9.5 centimeters, total height 2.8 centimeters
Donor:
Herbert Mason, William A. Setchell, and Ynes Mexia
Collection place:
Northeastern United States
Culture or time period:
United States Historic
Object type:
ethnography
Accession date:
1930
Department:
Nonnative US and Canada (except California)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Whalebone box, accession number 2-33857, described as box with hinged lid; baleen; rectangular; lid has engraved bouquet in urn-like container in low relief; base length 9.5 centimeters, total height 2.8 centimetersDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Whalebone box, accession number 2-33857, described as box with hinged lid; baleen; rectangular; lid has engraved bouquet in urn-like container in low relief; base length 9.5 centimeters, total height 2.8 centimeters

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