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Object Number
98-18-10/52051
Display Title
Wooden effigy of seal
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Figurine, seal effigy, glass bead eyes, sinew string
Classification
- Art 3-D
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Sinrarmiut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
/
Nome Census Area
Additional Geographic Terms
Port Clarence, Vicinity of
Materials
Wood, Bead, Sinew
Dimensions
Overall: 21.6 x 3.5 x 3.4 cm (8 1/2 x 1 3/8 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
52051
Provenance
Collector
Capt. Miner Bruce
(?)
Donor
Capt. Miner Bruce
(1898)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98-18-10/52034 | Cover and toggle for box |
Package and Container
|
Nome Census Area
| |
| 985-27-10/58935 | Cedar bowl in shape of seal, inlaid w/ shell, beads, & beads. |
Bowl
|
Alaska
| |
| 50-69-10/32716 | Steatite seal effigy (thought to be a fake) |
Los Angeles County
| ||
| 98-18-10/52048 | Wooden effigy of bear |
Art 3-D
|
Nome Census Area
| |
| 98-18-10/52049 | Wooden effigy of walrus |
Art 3-D
|
Nome Census Area
| |
| 67-10-10/345 | Wooden knife sheath, in shape of whale or seal |
Tools
|
North America
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 45-25-10/28778 | Wooden bird effigy |
Art 3-D
|
Arizona
| |
| 35-18-60/2434 | Decorated stone seal - tiny |
Art 3-D
|
Yemen
| |
| 04-28-10/63540 | Seal decoy-handle end in shape of seal hand |
Decoy
|
Alaska
| |
| 98-18-10/51948 | Imperfect seal dart |
Harpoon
|
Nome Census Area
| |
| 98-18-10/52121 | Seal decoy |
Decoy
|
Nome Census Area
| |
| 54-4-10/34455 | Wooden human effigies (one with bead inset eyes) |
Sculpture
|
Alaska
|