Helmet ornament

Museum number:
2-13397
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
207 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.639
Description:
Hunting helmet ornament. Flat piece of ivory with curved excised areas, 3 areas of incised concentric circles, each with central plug.
Donor:
Mary S. Johnson
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Agnes Ruth Sengstacken
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
1929
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 20.7 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Helmet ornament, accession number 2-13397, described as Hunting helmet ornament. Flat piece of ivory with curved excised areas, 3 areas of incised concentric circles, each with central plug.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Helmet ornament, accession number 2-13397, described as Hunting helmet ornament. Flat piece of ivory with curved excised areas, 3 areas of incised concentric circles, each with central plug.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Helmet ornament, accession number 2-13397, described as Hunting helmet ornament. Flat piece of ivory with curved excised areas, 3 areas of incised concentric circles, each with central plug.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Helmet ornament, accession number 2-13397, described as Hunting helmet ornament. Flat piece of ivory with curved excised areas, 3 areas of incised concentric circles, each with central plug.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Helmet ornament, accession number 2-13397, described as Hunting helmet ornament. Flat piece of ivory with curved excised areas, 3 areas of incised concentric circles, each with central plug.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Helmet ornament, accession number 2-13397, described as Hunting helmet ornament. Flat piece of ivory with curved excised areas, 3 areas of incised concentric circles, each with central plug.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Helmet ornament, accession number 2-13397, described as Hunting helmet ornament. Flat piece of ivory with curved excised areas, 3 areas of incised concentric circles, each with central plug.

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