Insect figurine

Museum number:
2-7056
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020007056
Alternate number:
71H (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.128
Description:
Ivory figure of insect, probably a caterpillar; carved legs; incised zigzag bands on the back.
Donor:
Harry Marcus Weston Edmonds
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Harry Marcus Weston Edmonds
Collection date:
1889-1904
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines and Insects
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 5.6 centimeters
Loans:
S1964-1965 #9: University of California, Davis (September 3, 1964–January 1965)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Insect figurine, accession number 2-7056, described as Ivory figure of insect, probably a caterpillar; carved legs; incised zigzag bands on the back.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Insect figurine, accession number 2-7056, described as Ivory figure of insect, probably a caterpillar; carved legs; incised zigzag bands on the back.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Insect figurine, accession number 2-7056, described as Ivory figure of insect, probably a caterpillar; carved legs; incised zigzag bands on the back.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Insect figurine, accession number 2-7056, described as Ivory figure of insect, probably a caterpillar; carved legs; incised zigzag bands on the back.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Insect figurine, accession number 2-7056, described as Ivory figure of insect, probably a caterpillar; carved legs; incised zigzag bands on the back.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Insect figurine, accession number 2-7056, described as Ivory figure of insect, probably a caterpillar; carved legs; incised zigzag bands on the back.

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