Hand charm used in dancing; ivory (?), long blade-shaped etched piece; small bird; small seal head; flattened seal head; geometric shape.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Lower Yukon, Yukon, Yukon-Koyukuk Borough
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Lower Yukon
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Charles L. Hall
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Charms
Accession date:
August 12, 1902
Context of use:
Used by medicine man; probably charm only i.e. not used in dancing.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 19 centimeters
Loans:
S1945-1946 #4: Winfield Scott Wellington (March 11, 1946–October 28, 1955), S1957-1960 [XXX Wellington]: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (1957–1960), and S1966-1967 #45: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley) (December 8, 1966–December 8, 1966)