Fish figure

Museum number:
2-6233
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
x-2426 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Carved ivory figure of grayling; perforated for attachment. Possibly archaeological.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Unalaklik, Norton Sound, Nome Borough
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Norton Sound; Unalaklik
Culture or time period:
Malemiut Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
1898
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
1.6 Manufacturing, Constructing, Craft, and Professional Pursuits
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
possibly for sewing needle case
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 5.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Fish figure, accession number 2-6233, described as Carved ivory figure of grayling; perforated for attachment. Possibly archaeological.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Fish figure, accession number 2-6233, described as Carved ivory figure of grayling; perforated for attachment. Possibly archaeological.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fish figure, accession number 2-6233, described as Carved ivory figure of grayling; perforated for attachment. Possibly archaeological.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fish figure, accession number 2-6233, described as Carved ivory figure of grayling; perforated for attachment. Possibly archaeological.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fish figure, accession number 2-6233, described as Carved ivory figure of grayling; perforated for attachment. Possibly archaeological.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fish figure, accession number 2-6233, described as Carved ivory figure of grayling; perforated for attachment. Possibly archaeological.

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