Bucksaw model

Museum number:
2-59563
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Accession number:
Acc.3282
Description:
Carved walrus ivory. Several pieces separately carved; some pinned in place with baleen.
Donor:
Mrs. Bernice Wetterwik
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Louis Levy
Collection date:
1879-1947
Taxon:
Odobenus rosmarus
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Context of use:
Novelty.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
width 12.5 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bucksaw model, accession number 2-59563, described as Carved walrus ivory. Several pieces separately carved; some pinned in place with baleen.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bucksaw model, accession number 2-59563, described as Carved walrus ivory. Several pieces separately carved; some pinned in place with baleen.

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