Seal carving

Museum number:
2-705
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.46
Description:
Needlecase ornament (?). Seal forehalf carved from tooth, perforations for eyes, nostrils, incised markings, perforation underneath, prob. arch.
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:
ca. 1895
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Seals
Accession date:
August 12, 1902
Context of use:
Needlecase ornament or charm. Would be hunting helmet ornament or box ornament if perforation were on top.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 3.4 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Seal carving, accession number 2-705, described as Needlecase ornament (?). Seal forehalf carved from tooth, perforations for eyes, nostrils, incised markings, perforation underneath, prob. arch.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Seal carving, accession number 2-705, described as Needlecase ornament (?). Seal forehalf carved from tooth, perforations for eyes, nostrils, incised markings, perforation underneath, prob. arch.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Seal carving, accession number 2-705, described as Needlecase ornament (?). Seal forehalf carved from tooth, perforations for eyes, nostrils, incised markings, perforation underneath, prob. arch.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Seal carving, accession number 2-705, described as Needlecase ornament (?). Seal forehalf carved from tooth, perforations for eyes, nostrils, incised markings, perforation underneath, prob. arch.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Seal carving, accession number 2-705, described as Needlecase ornament (?). Seal forehalf carved from tooth, perforations for eyes, nostrils, incised markings, perforation underneath, prob. arch.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Seal carving, accession number 2-705, described as Needlecase ornament (?). Seal forehalf carved from tooth, perforations for eyes, nostrils, incised markings, perforation underneath, prob. arch.

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