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 CAS 0036-0023   CAS 0036-0023; Ivory carving (man in kayak with seal)
Category Carvings
Object Name Ivory carving (man in kayak with seal)
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County North Slope?
Other Geographic Data Point Barrow region (?)
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Ivory: walrus tusk; Wood
Description 3-dimensional carving of a single-man kayak, including a kayaker figure and a dead seal (?) and an indeterminate tool on the deck of the kayak, all made entirely of ivory; Mounted on a wooden base with two ivory pegs and shown gliding toward a partially submerged walrus, also mounted on the wooden base; Details of kayak are very generalized.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 4.5, Width = 2.2, Length = 21.6
Catalog Number CAS 0036-0024   CAS 0036-0024; Figurine (walking man)
Category Carvings
Object Name Figurine (walking man)
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 N/A
Materials Ivory
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 6.4, Width = 2.3, Length = 1.9
Catalog Number CAS 0036-0025   CAS 0036-0025; Figurine (standing woman)
Category Carvings
Object Name Figurine (standing woman)
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 N/A
Materials Ivory
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.7, Width = 2.1, Length = 1.3

Catalog Number

 CAS 0036-0026   CAS 0036-0026; Ivory carving (tree or branch)
Category Carvings
Object Name Ivory carving (tree or branch)
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Ivory
Description Three dimensional carving of a sprouting tree or branch, consisting of the main stem and uppermost leaf (carved from single piece of ivory) and six separate leaves whose stems are inserted into the main stem; Mounted on a rectangular ivory base.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 11.4, Width = 6.7, Length = 2.8

Catalog Number

 CAS 0036-0027   CAS 0036-0027; Sled model
Category Carvings; Tools & Implements
Object Name Sled model
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Ivory; Seal skin; Sinew
Description Sled model made entirely of ivory parts and assembled with sinew lashings; Includes seal skin reins with their ivory toggles, an ivory club-like object attached to a sinew line, all wrapped around the sled handles; Platform of sled is covered with seal skin pad and carries two ivory tools, held in place with seal skin lashings.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 9.6, Width = 7.6, Length = 16.9

Catalog Number

 CAS 0036-0028A-D   CAS 0036-0028A-D; Ivory carving (3 birds)
Category Carvings
Object Name Ivory carving (3 birds)
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Ivory; Wood
Description 3-dimensional carvings of three standing birds, mounted on a single wooden base by means of their ivory "peg" legs; Eyes of birds are inset with an indeterminate, dark material.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 4.7, Width = 3.9, Length = 13.2

Catalog Number

 CAS 0036-0030   CAS 0036-0030; Ivory carving (sled)
Category Carvings
Object Name Ivory carving (sled)
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Ivory
Description Miniature three dimensional carving of a sled carved from a single piece of ivory; Sled consists of two runners and seven cross-platform slats.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 0.5, Width = 1.5, Length = 5.2

Catalog Number

 CAS 0036-0037   CAS 0036-0037; Letter opener / paper knife
Category Carvings; Tools & Implements
Object Name Letter opener / paper knife
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Ivory
Description Large double-edged letter opener or paper knife carved from a single piece of ivory; Width of blade expands toward distal end before tapering to a point; Openwork carved handle features an image of a seal; Paper knives were in common usage until the early 1900s, when books pages no longer routinely needed to be cut by the reader; letter openers came into vogue around the same time, with the advent of adhesive envelopes; Paper knives tend to be rounder and wider, while letter openers have narrower, pointed ends to fit into the unsealed corner of an envelope.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.5, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 21.5

Catalog Number

 CAS 0036-0038   CAS 0036-0038; Letter opener / paper knife
Category Carvings; Tools & Implements
Object Name Letter opener / paper knife
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture unknown
Collection Name N/A
Materials Ivory
Description Large double-edged letter opener or paper knife carved from a single piece of ivory; Width of blade expands toward distal end before tapering to a point; Openwork carved handle features an image of a fish; Paper knives were in common usage until the early 1900s, when books pages no longer routinely needed to be cut by the reader; letter openers came into vogue around the same time, with the advent of adhesive envelopes; Paper knives tend to be rounder and wider, while letter openers have narrower, pointed ends to fit into the unsealed corner of an envelope.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.6, Thickness = 0.4, Length = 21.5

Catalog Number

 CAS 0036-0039   CAS 0036-0039; Letter opener / paper knife
Category Carvings; Tools & Implements
Object Name Letter opener / paper knife
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Ivory
Description Large double-edged letter opener or paper knife carved from a single piece of ivory; Width of blade expands toward distal end before tapering to a point; Openwork carved handle features two images of birds; Paper knives were in common usage until the early 1900s, when books pages no longer routinely needed to be cut by the reader; letter openers came into vogue around the same time, with the advent of adhesive envelopes; Paper knives tend to be rounder and wider, while letter openers have narrower, pointed ends to fit into the unsealed corner of an envelope.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.5, Thickness = 0.4, Length = 21.4

Catalog Number

 CAS 0036-0043   CAS 0036-0043; Ivory carving (memorial panel)
Category Carvings
Object Name Ivory carving (memorial panel)
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Ivory: walrus tusk; Metal nails
Description Bookend type carving consisting of an ivory panel bearing a low-relief bust carving of Arctic explorer, Roald Amundsen; Panel is surmounted by a small, three dimensional carving of a polar bear, and both the panel and bear mounted on a flat ivory base with Amundsen's named carved in low relief around the base.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 11.4, Width = 10.1, Length = 5.8

Catalog Number

 CAS 0036-0044   CAS 0036-0044; Ivory carving (memorial panel)
Category Carvings
Object Name Ivory carving (memorial panel)
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Ivory: walrus tusk; Metal nails
Description Bookend type carving consisting of an ivory panel bearing a low-relief bust carving of Arctic explorer, Roald Amundsen, mounted on a flat ivory base with Amundsen's name carved in low relief around the base; Also mounted on the base and in front of Amundsen's portrait is a three dimensional carving of a standing polar bear.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 10.4, Width = 7.6, Length = 5.3

Catalog Number

 CAS 0059-0001A-L   CAS 0059-0001A-L; Canoe model
Category Carvings; Watercraft
Object Name Canoe model
Culture Filipino
Global Region Southeast Asia
Country Philippines
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1900
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Cloth
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = ca. 120.0, Width = 88.9, Length = 129.5

Catalog Number

 CAS 0060-0006   CAS 0060-0006; Spoon
Category Carvings; Culinary Items
Object Name Spoon
Culture Maasai
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Kenya or Tanzania
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 8.3, Thickness = 5.8, Length = 12.7

Catalog Number

 CAS 0060-0008   CAS 0060-0008; Snuff bottle
Category Carvings; Vessels
Object Name Snuff bottle
Culture unknown
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Port East Africa
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 3.8, Length = 12.7

Catalog Number

 CAS 0060-0010   CAS 0060-0010; Mask
Category Carvings; Ceremonial Items
Object Name Mask
Culture Makonde
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Tanzania or Mozambique
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Port East Africa
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Beeswax; Human hair
Description Helmet mask in the form of a young boy carved in the full round from a single piece of a very lightweight and light-colored wood; Interior of mask is completely hollowed out; Exterior is carved with partially opened mouth, downward turned eyes and nose and decorated with applied bits of beeswax to represent raised scarifications; Human hair is applied to top of mask; Masks of this sort are worn in initiation ceremonies called Lipiko, held for both boys and girls; Mask would be worn with a piece of cloth tied around its bottom rim which would fall loosely over the face of the masquerader.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 22.9, Width = 20.3, Length = 17.8

Catalog Number

 CAS 0060-0012A-C   CAS 0060-0012A-C; Mask
Category Carvings; Ceremonial Items
Object Name Mask
Culture unknown
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 20.3, Thickness = 18.8, Length = 35.6
Catalog Number CAS 0060-0013   CAS 0060-0013; Mask
Category Carvings; Ceremonial Items
Object Name Mask
Culture unknown
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Fur; Metal; String
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 17.8, Thickness = 10.5, Length = 20.3
Catalog Number CAS 0060-0014   CAS 0060-0014; Mask
Category Carvings; Ceremonial Items
Object Name Mask
Culture unknown
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Plant fiber
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 16.5, Thickness = 9.0, Length = 30.5

Catalog Number

 CAS 0060-0015   CAS 0060-0015; Mask
Category Carvings; Ceremonial Items
Object Name Mask
Culture unknown
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Leather
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 17.8, Thickness = 7.4, Length = 20.3
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