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CAS 1989-0011-0002 | |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Mahjong instruction book | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | East Asia (North America) | |
| Country | China (USA) | |
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| Date of Manufacture | 1939 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Paper; Ink; Plastic | |
| Description | English-language mahjong instruction booklet titled “MAAJH: The American Version of an Ancient Chinese Gameâ€; Inside reads “Copyright Nov. 1938, Revised Edition Oct. 1939, by Viola L. Cecil - All Rights Reserved - Publishers HALLCO, Inc., 67 Irving Place, New York Cityâ€; Viola L. Cecil was the president of the National Mah Jongg League (USA), a league which she proposed establishing. Begun with 32 members, the League had approximately 25,000 members at the time this pamphlet was published. Booklet is paper with red plastic ring binding; Tucked inside the booklet are folded paper instructions for “Ten Games of Canasta†and a bridge score card; The mahjong set and booklets from this accession (CAS 1989-0011-0001 and CAS 1989-0011-0002) were from the Hannan house, which was used as a residence for the Director of the California Academy of Sciences in the 1930s. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 14.2, Thickness = 0.8, Length = 19.0 | |
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CAS 0036-0050 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items | |
| Object Name | Pemmican | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | North America | |
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| Other Geographic Data | Arctic | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1925 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Pemmican; Paper; Tape | |
| Description | Package of pemmican wrapped in paper; Hand-printed on outside of package is the following: "Pemmican from the Amundsen-Ellsworth Polar Expedition of 1925 Presented by Riiser-Larsen to Louise Boyd Oslo - October 21, 1929." NOTE: On 21 May 1925, Roald Amundsen and Lincoln Ellsworth (an American who financed the expedition), along with two pilots (one of whom was Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen) and two mechanics, took off from Spitsbergen, on the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, bound for Alaska, with the goal of being the first men to fly over the North Pole. Both planes were forced to land some 150 km from the Pole, where one plane had to be abandoned. Riiser-Larsen managed to fly all six men aboard the remaining plane to Nordaustlandet, another island in the Svalbard Archipelago, where all were rescued from the sea and returned to Norway. Although the expedition failed in its goal, it generated great interest in polar exploration, and the following year, Amundsen, Ellsworth and others successfully flew over the North Pole. (Copied from online website http://www.mnc.net/norway/Amundsen.htm.) | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 10.3, Thickness = 3.1, Length = 10.0 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2018-0006-0014 |  |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Figurine (human) | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | British Columbia | |
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| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1970s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Bone; Plant fiber | |
| Description | Small human-like figurine carved from bone, with moveable arms and legs; Drilled eyes and mouth, and carved nose; Arms and legs are attached to body with small segments of cordage which have been strung though two holes horizontally through the body, with both arms connected by the same cordage and both legs connected by a second piece of cordage; Compare to figure CAS 2019-0004-0004 which was collected together with this figure. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 11.4, Width = 3.2, Length = 3.0 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2019-0004-0004 |  |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Figurine (human) | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | British Columbia | |
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Bone; Plant fiber | |
| Description | Small human-like figurine carved from bone, with moveable arms and legs; Drilled eyes and mouth, and carved nose; Arms and legs are attached to body with small segments of cordage which have been strung though two holes horizontally through the body, with both arms connected by the same cordage and both legs connected by a second piece of cordage; Compare to figure CAS 2018-0006-0014 which was collected together with this figure. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 10.6, Width = 3.6, Thickness = 2.8 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2019-0001-0178 |  |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Stone carving (bird) | |
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| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Northwest Territories | |
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| Other Geographic Data | Fort Smith | |
| Maker's Name | JB | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1969 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Stone: soapstone | |
| Description | Figurine of a seated bird; Carved from single piece of soap stone; Diagonal lines incised on sides of body to represent feathers’ “Jb†(?) inscribed on base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.6, Width = 2.7, Length = 6.8 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2019-0001-0185 |  |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Stone carving (bird) | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Nunavut | |
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| Other Geographic Data | Sanikiluaq (Belcher Islands) | |
| Maker's Name | Mina | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1971 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Stone: soapstone | |
| Description | Figurine of a standing loon; Carved from dark soapstone; Shallow engravings made on top and sides of body to represent feathers. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 12.9, Width = 7.0, Length = 17.3 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2019-0001-0186 |  |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Stone carving (man with harpoon) | |
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| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Quebec | |
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| Other Geographic Data | Great Whale River | |
| Maker's Name | Josie N. | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1973 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Stone: soapstone; Bone; Leather | |
| Description | Carving of a man in standing position with proper left leg outstretched, holding a harpoon in both hands; Harpoon is carved from bone and has a long leather strap, which the man holds in one of his hands; Carved from soapstone. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 15.9, Width = 15.0, Length = 4.7 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2019-0001-0183 |  |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Stone carving (narwhal) | |
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| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Nunavut | |
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| Other Geographic Data | Naujaat (Repulse Bay) | |
| Maker's Name | Sangitsi | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1969 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Stone: soapstone; Ivory | |
| Description | Narwhal figurine; Carved from soapstone; Long tusk is carved from ivory; Figurine is mounted on a small piece of soapstone, attached by a small piece of ivory. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 9.4, Width = 11.2, Length = 23.6 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2019-0001-0184 |  |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Stone carving (owl) | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Nunavut | |
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| Other Geographic Data | Iqaluit (Frobisher Bay) | |
| Maker's Name | Mingeriak | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1971 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Stone: soapstone | |
| Description | Figurine of a standing owl; Carved from a single piece of grey soapstone; Shallow v-shaped engravings across body represent feathers; “Mingeriak†carved into base. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.8, Width = 5.2, Length = 5.9 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2019-0001-0181 |  |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Stone carving (standing man) | |
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| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Nunavut | |
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| Other Geographic Data | Kangiqliniq (Rankin Inlet) | |
| Maker's Name | Edward Iyaka | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1971 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Stone: soapstone | |
| Description | Figurine; Carved from soapstone; Standing Eskimo man dressed in hooded parka, pants, and mukluks. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 14.5, Width = 8.5, Length = 6.3 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2019-0001-0182 |  |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Stone carving (walrus) | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Nunavut | |
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| Other Geographic Data | Naujaat (Repulse Bay) | |
| Maker's Name | M. Kalatusha | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1969 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Stone: soapstone | |
| Description | Walrus figurine; Carved from a single piece of soapstone. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 7.0, Width = 5.8, Length = 11.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2019-0001-0187 |  |
| Category | Carvings; Culinary Items | |
| Object Name | Spoon | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Labrador | |
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| Maker's Name | unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1880 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Bone: caribou | |
| Description | Small, shallow spoon carved from caribou bone. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 10.1, Width = 3.8, Length = 1.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2019-0001-0180 |  |
| Category | Lamps | |
| Object Name | Lamp | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Nunavut | |
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| Other Geographic Data | Kangiqliniq (Rankin Inlet) | |
| Maker's Name | unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1880 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Stone: soapstone | |
| Description | Large, shallow, crescent-shaped oil lamp; Carved from dark soapstone. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.7, Width = 36.2, Length = 19.0 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2019-0001-0179 |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Ulu knife | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Nunavut | |
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| Other Geographic Data | Kangiqliniq (Rankin Inlet) | |
| Maker's Name | Jimmy Kliviklik, possibly | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1915 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Metal; Wood | |
| Description | Ulu knife; Crescent-shaped steel knife with a bi-facially thinned (mostly on one face), convex cutting edge; Back edge of blade is roughly crescent shaped; Two hammered copper bars are riveted to blade at its widest point and extend superiorly to insert into a cut out section of a rectangular wooden handle; Superior portion of handle is slightly rounded for grip. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 16.4, Width = 17.6, Length = 1.7 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0036-0021 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Beaded collar | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Greenland | |
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| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Glass beads; Cotton fabric | |
| Description | Collar consisting of open beadwork with multi-colored cloth band at top; Beads are strung to form stacked diamond shapes and chevrons in colors of white, blue, green, yellow, and red. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 59.0, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 24.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0036-0007 |  |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Souvenir (tusk) | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Greenland | |
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| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | unknown | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Ivory: walrus tusk; Metal | |
| Description | Highly polished walrus tusk; Proximal end fitted with a silver cap on which is engraved "In memory of Bratvaag's discovery of Andrees Camp Kvitoya 6.8.1930" on the front; Engraved on the back of the cap is "To Miss. Louise A. Boyd from Skipper P. Eliassen"; “830S J.C.T.†is stamped on the lower back rim of the silver cap. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 4.4, Thickness = 3.0, Length = 40.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2019-0001-0188 |  |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Stone carving (seal) | |
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| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Greenland | |
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| Maker's Name | unknown | |
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Stone | |
| Description | Seal figurine; Carved from single piece of dark gray stone; Sticker on base reads “Greenlandic Arts & Craftsâ€; Second sticker on base has “240,†handwritten. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.8, Width = 3.3, Length = 8.2 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2018-0006-0008 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
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| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1970s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Plant fiber; Ivory; Glass; Leather | |
| Description | Small, shallow oval basket with flat base and short, vertical sides; Coiled on single-rod foundation; Simple design of a few short, black coiled segments interspersed with natural coils at regular intervals, just under the rim; Decoration at the short sides consists of pairs of light blue glass beads flanked by small ivory bead below and smaller ivory bead above; Lower ivory beads have incised bull’s eye-like designs along edges that are inked in with red-brown; Beads are strung and attached to the basket with leather cordage; A small carved ivory whale fluke is attached to the bottom interior of basket. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.1, Width = 17.0, Length = 13.0 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2019-0001-0175 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Mask | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Utqiagvik (Barrow) | |
| Maker's Name | Ruth Nukapyak | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1972 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Caribou hide; Wolf fur; Seal skin; Vegetal dye | |
| Description | Mask of child; Made from a segment of caribou hide; Wet caribou skin is applied to wooden face mold to create a mask of a child’s face; Black fibers have been sewn on as eyebrows; Entire outer edge of mask is covered in wolf fur, as if the person were wearing a fur trimmed parka hood. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = ca. 18.2, Width = ca. 17.7, Length = 4.0 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2019-0001-0176 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Mask | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Anaktuvuk | |
| Maker's Name | unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1972 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Caribou hide; Wolf fur; Seal skin; Vegetal dye | |
| Description | Mask of woman; Made from a segment of caribou hide; Wet caribou skin is applied to wooden face mold to create a mask of a woman’s face; Entire outer edge of mask is covered in wolf fur, as if the person were wearing a fur trimmed parka hood; Wolf fur has also been added as hair and eyebrows. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = ca. 21.4, Width = ca. 15.4, Length = 4.0 |
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