Whaling Outfit
Carving
| Object Number: | NA4789 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Eskimo |
| Provenience: | Alaska Sledge Island |
| Culture Area: | Arctic Culture Area |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Pyrite |
| Iconography: | Whale |
| Credit Line: | Wanamaker Expedition to the Arctic: Seward Peninsula/Siberia; William Blair Van Valin, 1919 |
Description
Carved whale on a board. A mica / gold (?) chip in one eye and two large pieces and one small piece of mica (?) on the bottom. Stone is pyrite/fool's gold. (7/1986)
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Raven's Journey: The World of Alaska's Native People ( Nov 1986 - Feb 2010) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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