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Ivory harpoon rest, carved w/ polar(?) bears on bottom, mythical beasts on top.
Ivory harpoon rest, carved w/ polar(?) bears on bottom, mythical beasts on top.
Object Number 99-12-10/53129
Display Title Ivory harpoon rest, carved w/ polar(?) bears on bottom, mythical beasts on top.
Descriptions
Object Description Ivory harpoon rest, carved with polar(?) bears on bottom, and mythical beasts on
Inventory Description Harpoon rest, carved bears and weasels? wood inlay eyes, blue bead at center
Classification
  • Harpoon
Department Ethnographic
Date early 19th Century
Culture
  • Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms Alaska, Northwest
Materials Walrus ivory Glass Rawhide Wood Copper Iron Baleen
Dimensions Overall: 14 x 12.8 x 2.6 cm (5 1/2 x 5 1/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 53129
Credit Line Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Provenance Boston Museum
Donor David P. Kimball
Donor Augusta K. Horton
Donor L. Cushing Kimball

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