Brooch

Museum number:
2-45304
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Accession number:
Acc.2747
Description:
Oval carved ivory with carved pin and hinge. Weasel-like animal in relief. Incised arrow-like design with red dot on both sides of animal.
Donor:
Harold J. Murphy
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Harold J. Murphy
Collection date:
1945-1971
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Accession date:
1971
Context of use:
Tourist curio.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
width 4.9 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Brooch, accession number 2-45304, described as Oval carved ivory with carved pin and hinge. Weasel-like animal in relief. Incised arrow-like design with red dot on both sides of animal.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Brooch, accession number 2-45304, described as Oval carved ivory with carved pin and hinge. Weasel-like animal in relief. Incised arrow-like design with red dot on both sides of animal.

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