Collection place: Norton Sound, Nome Borough, Alaska / Culture or time period: Yup'ik / Taxon: Odobenus rosmarus / Function: 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies and 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions

Start Over Collection place Norton Sound, Nome Borough, Alaska Culture or time period Yup'ik Taxon Odobenus rosmarus Function 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies Function 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions

1. Zoomorph

Museum number:: 2-6097
Culture or time period:: Malemiut Eskimo
Object class:: Zoomorphic
Function:: 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies, 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions, and 6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Dimensions:: length 8.9 centimeters
Collector:: unknown
Collection place:: Unalaklik, Norton Sound, Nome Borough
Collection date:: 1898
Taxon:: Odobenus rosmarus

2. Zoomorph

Museum number:: 2-6016
Culture or time period:: Malemiut Eskimo
Object class:: Zoomorphic
Function:: 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies, 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions, and 6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Dimensions:: length 5.3 centimeters
Collector:: unknown
Collection place:: Unalaklik, Norton Sound, Nome Borough
Collection date:: 1898
Taxon:: Odobenus rosmarus

3. Zoomorph

Museum number:: 2-6042
Culture or time period:: Malemiut Eskimo
Object class:: Zoomorphic
Function:: 5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies, 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions, and 6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Dimensions:: length 7.2 centimeters
Collector:: unknown
Collection place:: Unalaklik, Norton Sound, Nome Borough
Collection date:: 1898
Taxon:: Odobenus rosmarus

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