Model Of Killer Whale Amulet Item Number: E229546B-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
Illustrated in Crossroads of Continents, fig. 374, pg. 273 , and described as "a killer whale amulet made from walrus ivory traded from the Bering Sea".From card: "This piece depicts a NW Coast 'killer' whale. There is a [wooden] copy of this piece [catalog number E]229546A. Loan: Lowie Museum (BC) 12/31/64 Loan returned: 2/15/66. Loaned to Vancouver Art Gallery 4/18/67Anthropology Catalogue ledger book indicates this and E229546A are both models of artifact 9641, modeled by the Anthropology Laboratory for exhibit at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, 1904. The ledger lists the name of C.R. Luscombe, who is presumably the model maker.
Item History
- Made in Fort Tongass, Tongass Island, Alaska, USA
- Collected in Fort Tongass, Tongass Island, Alaska, USA
- Received from Department Of Anthropology on February 20, 1904
What
- Name
- Model Of Killer Whale Amulet
- Identification Number
- E229546B-0
- Type of Item
- amulet model
Who
- Culture
- Indian
- Received from
- Department Of Anthropology
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Fort Tongass, Tongass Island, Alaska, USA
- Collected in
- Fort Tongass, Tongass Island, Alaska, USA
When
- Acquisition Date
- on February 20, 1904
Other
- Accession Number
- 042313