Zoomorph carving

Museum number:

2-6068

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Alternate number:

x-2261 (original number)

Accession number:

Acc.167

Object count:

1

Description:

Carved wood walrus head and forehalf. Inlaid red and white glass bead eyes. Bone tusks. Conical perforation on base. Zigzag trim on part of base.

Donor:

Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections

Collection place:

Alaska

Verbatim coll. place:

Alaska

Culture or time period:

Alaskan Eskimo

Collector:

unknown

Collection date:

1898

Materials:

Bone (material) and Glass (material)

Object type:

ethnography

Object class:

Zoomorphic

Function:

5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions

Accession date:

1904

Context of use:

for sale

Department:

Native US and Canada (except California)

Dimensions:

length 8 centimeters

Legacy documentation: