Fastening rod

Museum number:
2-6219
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
x-2412 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
For woman's workbag (?). Carved ivory figure of fish.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo and Igylak
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
8.2 Medicine and Hygiene
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
probably intended to be a sewing bag fastener
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 9 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Fastening rod, accession number 2-6219, described as For woman's workbag (?). Carved ivory figure of fish.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Fastening rod, accession number 2-6219, described as For woman's workbag (?). Carved ivory figure of fish.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fastening rod, accession number 2-6219, described as For woman's workbag (?). Carved ivory figure of fish.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fastening rod, accession number 2-6219, described as For woman's workbag (?). Carved ivory figure of fish.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fastening rod, accession number 2-6219, described as For woman's workbag (?). Carved ivory figure of fish.

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