Cap box

Museum number:
2-1538
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.46
Description:
Section of walrus tusk with hunting scenes engraved on surface, red stained wood base and lid. Thong in lid.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Northwest Bering Sea, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Northwest Bering Sea
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Charles L. Hall
Collection date:
ca. 1895
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Cap boxes
Accession date:
August 12, 1902
Context of use:
Probably not snuffbox, as originally cataloged.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
width 4.4 centimeters
Loans:
S1964-1965 #11: The Snow Museum (September 4, 1964–March 17, 1965)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Cap box, accession number 2-1538, described as Section of walrus tusk with hunting scenes engraved on surface, red stained wood base and lid. Thong in lid.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Cap box, accession number 2-1538, described as Section of walrus tusk with hunting scenes engraved on surface, red stained wood base and lid. Thong in lid.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Cap box, accession number 2-1538, described as Section of walrus tusk with hunting scenes engraved on surface, red stained wood base and lid. Thong in lid.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Cap box, accession number 2-1538, described as Section of walrus tusk with hunting scenes engraved on surface, red stained wood base and lid. Thong in lid.

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