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Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0356   CAS 0005-0356; Ivory carving ("Billiken")
Category Carvings
Object Name Ivory carving ("Billiken")
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Ivory
Description Carved ivory figurine of seated individual with pointed ears and slanted eyes and ponytail, arms are hanging vertically at its sides, reputed to be a Chinese laughing god.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.4, Width = 3.1, Depth = 4.3

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0357   CAS 0005-0357; Ivory carving ("Billiken")
Category Carvings
Object Name Ivory carving ("Billiken")
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Ivory
Description Carved ivory figurine of seated individual with pointed ears and slanted eyes and ponytail, harms are hanging vertically at its sides, reputed to be a Chinese laughing god.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 6.5, Width = 3.5, Depth = 4.9

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0358   CAS 0005-0358; Ivory carving ("Billiken")
Category Carvings
Object Name Ivory carving ("Billiken")
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Ivory
Description Carved ivory figurine of seated individual with pointed ears and slanted eyes and ponytail, harms are hanging vertically at its sides, reputed to be a Chinese laughing god.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 8.3, Width = 4.0, Depth = 5.9
Catalog Number CAS 0005-0359   CAS 0005-0359; Ivory carving ("Billiken")
Category Carvings
Object Name Ivory carving ("Billiken")
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Ivory
Description Carved ivory figurine of seated individual with pointed ears and slanted eyes and ponytail, harms are hanging vertically at its sides, reputed to be a Chinese laughing god.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 11.3, Width = 4.5, Depth = 7.1
Catalog Number CAS 0005-0360   CAS 0005-0360; Ivory carving ("Billiken")
Category Carvings
Object Name Ivory carving ("Billiken")
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Ivory
Description Carved ivory figurine of seated individual with pointed ears and slanted eyes and ponytail, harms are hanging vertically at its sides, reputed to be a Chinese laughing god.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 12.0, Width = 4.8, Depth = 7.7
Catalog Number CAS 0005-0361   CAS 0005-0361; Figurine (man)
Category Carvings
Object Name Figurine (man)
Culture Eskimo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Ivory
Description Carved figure of man standing with his arms at his sides, with head tilted back and mouth open as if singing.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 4.9, Width = 2.2, Depth = 1.9

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0372   CAS 0005-0372; Drum handle
Category Carvings; Musical Instruments
Object Name Drum handle
Culture Eskimo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Bone
Description Wooden drum handle with human face carved into one end; Possibly originally catalogued as a pair along with CAS 0005-0168.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 12.9, Width = 2.7, Length = 3.7

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0374   CAS 0005-0374; Box fragment
Category Carvings
Object Name Box fragment
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Ivory
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 4.9, Thickness = 2.7, Length = 8.5
Catalog Number CAS 0005-0425   CAS 0005-0425; Totem pole
Category Carvings
Object Name Totem pole
Culture Haida (?)
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. early 1900s
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Wood; Paint
Description Small totem pole depicting four main figures that are carved in low relief and painted in blue, green, red, and black; Back of pole is hollowed out and left unpainted; Bottom figure: wolf or bear (?), teeth bared downwards, hind legs missing, with raven (?) head at its feet; Second figure from bottom: wolf or bear (?), teeth bared straight ahead, clutching downward-facing small mammal (?); A man's head appears between the wolf's (?) ears and man's arms are contained within its ears; Third figure from bottom: bear (?) holding a downward-facing frog in its mouth; Top figure: man holding downward-facing seal by its rear flippers, with a frog (?) on the man's head; Top figure of man has his feet in the ears of the figure directly below him.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 140.3, Width = 12.6 , Depth = 8.3

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0429A-E   CAS 0005-0429A-E; Mantle decoration (5 pieces)
Category Carvings
Object Name Mantle decoration (5 pieces)
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Ivory: walrus tusk; Metal: Brass
Description Composed of four walrus tusks with smaller pieces of ivory holding it together and one ivory piece with brass plate used as support leg.
Dimensions (cm) Height = ca. 11.0, Width = ca. 48.0, Length = 64.6

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0433   CAS 0005-0433; Souvenir (walrus baculum)
Category Carvings
Object Name Souvenir (walrus baculum)
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture 1912
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Bone (walrus baculum); Metal: Brass
Description Baculum with three brass plates attached to it, one at each end and one in the middle; Brass plate at larger end reads "USRC “Bear”," middle plate reads "UCUK", small end plate reads "ICY CAPE 1912."
Dimensions (cm) Width = 5.0, Thickness = 4.8, Length = 52.8

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0434   CAS 0005-0434; Scrimshaw (ungulate mandible)
Category Carvings; Visual Arts
Object Name Scrimshaw (ungulate mandible)
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Bone: artiodactyla mandible; Ink; Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 34.2, Depth = 7.3, Length = 44.2

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0446   CAS 0005-0446; Buttons (9)
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings
Object Name Buttons (9)
Culture Eskimo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Ivory
Description Nine oval buttons of different sizes, each with two holes drilled through center.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.0, Thickness = 0.7, Length = 3.6

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0799   CAS 0005-0799; Amulet / effigy (whale fluke)
Category Carvings
Object Name Amulet / effigy (whale fluke)
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Lignite coal (?)
Description Effigy carved in the shape of a whale tail.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 8.0, Thickness = 4.1, Length = 8.9

Catalog Number

 CAS 0005-0962   CAS 0005-0962; Earspool / earplug (?)
Category Carvings; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Earspool / earplug (?)
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 0.8, Length = 2.2

Catalog Number

 CAS 0011-0002   CAS 0011-0002; Stool
Category Carvings; Tools & Implements
Object Name Stool
Culture Aguaruna Jivaro
Global Region South America
Country Peru
State/Prov./Dist. Amazonas
County
Other Geographic Data Pongo de Manseriche (at Amazon River headwaters)
Maker's Name unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1931
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 33.0, Width = 35.2, Length = 51.5
Catalog Number CAS 0011-0074   CAS 0011-0074; Chocolate stirrer
Category Carvings; Culinary Items; Tools & Implements
Object Name Chocolate stirrer
Culture
Global Region South America
Country Peru
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture ca. 1930
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Ivory
Description Carved wooden chocolate stirrer with carved ivory finial.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 5.6, Length = 31.4

Catalog Number

 CAS 0016-0001   CAS 0016-0001; Throwing stick
Category Carvings; Weaponry
Object Name Throwing stick
Culture Australian Aborigine
Global Region Australia
Country Australia
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 8.0, Thickness = 5.4, Length = 51.3

Catalog Number

 CAS 0018-0028   CAS 0018-0028; Earspool / earplug
Category Carvings; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Earspool / earplug
Culture Kikuyu
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Kenya or Tanzania
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm) Thickness = 1.3, Max Diam = 5.4

Catalog Number

 CAS 0018-0029   CAS 0018-0029; Earspool / earplug
Category Carvings; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Earspool / earplug
Culture Kikuyu
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Kenya or Tanzania
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm) Thickness = 2.2, Max Diam = 5.7
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