Bottle models

Museum number:
2-59558a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210259558a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.3282
Description:
Carved walrus ivory with incised and darkened circle and dot motif.
Donor:
Mrs. Bernice Wetterwik
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Louis Levy
Collection date:
1879-1947
Taxon:
Odobenus rosmarus
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bottles and Carvings (visual works)
Context of use:
Liquor bottle models. Novelties.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
height 3.3 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bottle models, accession number 2-59558a,b, described as Carved walrus ivory with incised and darkened circle and dot motif.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bottle models, accession number 2-59558a,b, described as Carved walrus ivory with incised and darkened circle and dot motif.

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