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Object Number
54-4-10/34448
Display Title
Whale bone "seal call" or scratching decoy for seal
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Bone implement, carved, with 3 prongs.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Fishing and trapping
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Northwest Coast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms
Southeast
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 18.3 x 5.5 x 3.4 cm (7 3/16 x 2 3/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
54-4-10/34448
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Philip Dana Orcutt
(1943 - 1954)
Donor
Mr. Philip Dana Orcutt
(1943 - 1954)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98-18-10/52120 | Bone seal decoy |
Tools
|
Alaska
| |
| 98-18-10/52121 | Seal decoy |
Decoy
|
Alaska
| |
| 2004.24.20139 | Seal Decoy, fish pole line and bait, Beluga or white whale lance |
Port Clarence
| ||
| 98-18-10/52122 | Seal decoy |
Decoy
|
Alaska
| |
| 04-28-10/63540 | Seal decoy-handle end in shape of seal hand |
Decoy
|
Alaska
| |
| 88-51-10/50289 | Seal decoys |
Decoy
|
Sledge Island
| |
| 69-30-10/64700 | Seal decoy helmet |
Helmet
|
Kodiak Island Borough
| |
| 69-30-10/1791 | Slate pendant charm for scratching: argillite, with both eagle and seal |
Ornament
|
Alaska
| |
| 2004.24.26803 | Seal decoy mask |
Alaska
| ||
| 21-14-10/87667.1 | Seal drags, carved bone & ivory handles w/ braided & knotted sinew cords |
Fishing and trapping
|
Canada
| |
| 35-58-10/4508 | Serpentine adze hafted on whale bone handle with seal skin thongs |
Adze
|
Alaska
| |
| 98-18-10/51981 | Mouthpieces for seal floats |
Fishing and trapping
|
Alaska
|