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Catalog Number CAS 2018-0006-0013   CAS 2018-0006-0013; Figurine (man)
Category Carvings
Object Name Figurine (man)
Culture
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture ca. early 1970s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Ivory; Nylon
Description Figurine carved from a single piece of ivory of a standing man with upturned face, right arm crossed in front of his body and left arm raised; In his raised hand he holds a sprig of four small pieces of ivory with nylon cordage “stems”; The head of the figure is obscured by a large fur hood.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 7.8, Width = 4.4, Length = 3.2

Catalog Number

CAS 2018-0006-0011   CAS 2018-0006-0011; Figurine (man/seal)
Category Carvings
Object Name Figurine (man/seal)
Culture
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name D. Koyuk
Date of Manufacture ca. early 1970s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Ivory
Description Carved ivory figurine lying on left side, with the face and right hand of a man, and a left fin and tail of a walrus; A small spear carved from a separate piece of ivory is held in the right hand; The head of the man is encircled by what appears to be a fur hood; “D. Koyuk” inscribed on bottom.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 3.8, Width = 12.6, Length = 2.8

Catalog Number

CAS 2018-0006-0010   CAS 2018-0006-0010; Figurine (narwhal)
Category Carvings
Object Name Figurine (narwhal)
Culture
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture ca. early 1970s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Bone; Ivory
Description Carved ivory figurine of a narwhal in slightly curved position; Flippers are carved in bas relief; Blow hole, eyes and mouth are all incised; Area around fluke is slightly porous and grey; Entire figure is carved from a single piece of bone, save the tusk which is ivory; Small mark on bottom indicates the figurine had been attached to a base.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 2.9, Width = 5.0, Length = 20.9

Catalog Number CAS 2019-0001-0165   CAS 2019-0001-0165; Ivory carving ("Billiken")
Category Carvings
Object Name Ivory carving ("Billiken")
Culture
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1960
Collection Name N/A
Materials Ivory; Ink
Description Miniature billiken carving; Carved from ivory; Figurine of seated individual with conical head, pointed ears and curved laughing eyes, round cheeks, and small smiling mouth; Facial and body features drawn on in black ink.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 4.6, Width = 2.2, Length = 1.5

Catalog Number CAS 2019-0001-0170   CAS 2019-0001-0170; Ivory carving (Canada goose)
Category Carvings
Object Name Ivory carving (Canada goose)
Culture
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data St. Lawrence Island
Maker's Name Audrey Aningayou
Date of Manufacture ca. 1988
Collection Name N/A
Materials Fossilized ivory; Bone; Baleen
Description Figurine of a Canada goose seated/swimming; Carved from fossilized ivory with baleen neck and bone tail and details; “Aningayou” inscribed on base.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 6.6, Width = 5.0, Length = 7.9

Catalog Number

CAS 2019-0001-0171   CAS 2019-0001-0171; Ivory carving (man with seals)
Category Carvings
Object Name Ivory carving (man with seals)
Culture
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data Little Diomede Island
Maker's Name unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1970
Collection Name N/A
Materials Ivory; Bone; Ink
Description Ivory carving; Eskimo man dragging two seals behind him; Man is carrying a harpoon and wears a pack on his back; Seals are tied to pack and wrapped around man’s chest with sinew fibers; Mounted on a thick cross-section of whale bone; Black ink used to indicate facial, body, and clothing details.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 6.4, Width = 4.4, Length = 16.2

Catalog Number CAS 2019-0001-0166   CAS 2019-0001-0166; Stone carving (owl)
Category Carvings
Object Name Stone carving (owl)
Culture
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name J.R. Oktollik
Date of Manufacture ca. 1983
Collection Name N/A
Materials Stone: soapstone; Ink
Description Small figurine of an owl; Carved from a single piece of greenish soapstone; Feathers have been etched on with fine incised lines; Large eyes have been painted on in black ink.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.0, Width = 3.8, Length = 3.3

Catalog Number

CAS 2016-0009-0014   CAS 2016-0009-0014; Die
Category Carvings; Tools & Implements
Object Name Die
Culture
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1900
Collection Name N/A
Materials Bone; Ink
Description Miniature playing die; Cube carved of bone with each of the six sides displaying scrimshawed dots numbering one through six; Dots are incised into the bone and filled with ink.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 0.9, Width = 0.9, Length = 0.9

Catalog Number

CAS 2019-0001-0174   CAS 2019-0001-0174; Wolf scarer
Category Carvings; Tools & Implements
Object Name Wolf scarer
Culture
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data Utqiagvik (Barrow)
Maker's Name Paul Patkotak (1891-1980)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1974
Collection Name N/A
Materials Baleen; Sinew; Tooth (walrus)
Description Wolf scarer; Carved from roughly rectangular thin slat of baleen attached to a long cord of braided sinew; Baleen slat is trimmed down to a sharp edge, with serrations cut along the both sides; Walrus tooth is tied to end of the cord.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 4.0, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 15.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0389-1637   CAS 0389-1637; Fork
Category Carvings; Culinary Items
Object Name Fork
Culture
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea or Indonesia
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.2, Thickness = 0.8, Length = 14.9

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 2019-0004-0040   CAS 2019-0004-0040; Basket with lid
Category Basketry; Carvings
Object Name Basket with lid
Culture
Global Region South-Central Asia
Country Bhutan
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Plant fiber; Wood
Description Elliptical basket with rounded sides and in-curved rim, woven entirely in single rod coiling technique, using closely spaced narrow weft fibers; Basket sits on a carved wooden pedestal; Basket starts in the holes cut into the edges of the top of the pedestal; Lid is slightly rounded in cross-section, and has short lip on interior that fits inside mouth of basket; Lid is attached to basket by a basketry chain and is decorated with a carved wooden bird with both head and tail arching upward.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 16.3, Max Diam = 11.6

Catalog Number CAS 2019-0004-0062   CAS 2019-0004-0062; Carving (4-faced head)
Category Carvings
Object Name Carving (4-faced head)
Culture
Global Region Southeast Asia
Country Cambodia
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Stone
Description Small cylindrical stone carving attached to a square pedestal; Four faces are carved on the lower half, each facing a different direction; Top half is carved into a three-tiered headdress.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 8.1, Width = 4.3

Catalog Number

CAS 2019-0004-0064A,B   CAS 2019-0004-0064A,B; Musical instrument (percussion)
Category Carvings; Musical Instruments
Object Name Musical instrument (percussion)
Culture
Global Region Southeast Asia
Country Cambodia
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Paint
Description A: Small percussion instrument in the shape of a frog, carved from a single piece of wood and painted pink, with black and red accents; Pointed ridges have been carved into the frog’s back; Interior of frog’s body has been hollowed out, leaving a circular space for the drumstick to fit inside as if it is being held in the frog’s mouth; B: Short cylindrical wooden drumstick that is truncated at one end and tapered to a blunt point at the opposite end; Entire drumstick is painted pink; Instrument is played by running the drumstick over the ridged back of the frog.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 3.9, Width = 5.3, Length = 9.1

Catalog Number

CAS 1988-0014-0015   CAS 1988-0014-0015; Carved wooden board
Category Carvings
Object Name Carved wooden board
Culture
Global Region Southeast Asia
Country Indonesia
State/Prov./Dist. Borneo
County
Other Geographic Data Village: Tebisaq, on Mahakam River (Jelau tributary)
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 36.5, Width = 9.8, Thickness = 0.5

Catalog Number

CAS 1988-0014-0016   CAS 1988-0014-0016; Carved wooden board
Category Carvings
Object Name Carved wooden board
Culture
Global Region Southeast Asia
Country Indonesia
State/Prov./Dist. Borneo
County
Other Geographic Data Village: Tebisaq, on Mahakam River (Jelau tributary)
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 33.0, Width = 9.8, Thickness = 0.6

Catalog Number CAS 1990-0003-0001   CAS 1990-0003-0001; Carving (adult holding child)
Category Carvings
Object Name Carving (adult holding child)
Culture
Global Region Southeast Asia
Country Indonesia
State/Prov./Dist. Borneo
County
Other Geographic Data Village: Tebisaq, Mahakan River, Jelau tributary
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood
Description 3-dimensional carving of seated adult human holding child on right leg; Figure and base carved from single piece of wood.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 10.5, Width = 4.5, Length = 3.8

Catalog Number

CAS 1988-0014-0017   CAS 1988-0014-0017; Figurine (adult with 2 children)
Category Carvings
Object Name Figurine (adult with 2 children)
Culture
Global Region Southeast Asia
Country Indonesia
State/Prov./Dist. Borneo
County
Other Geographic Data Village: Tebisaq, on Mahakam River (Jelau tributary)
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 19.0, Width = 12.2, Length = 4.3

Catalog Number CAS 1984-0005-0001   CAS 1984-0005-0001; Figurine (burial effigy)
Category Carvings
Object Name Figurine (burial effigy)
Culture
Global Region Southeast Asia
Country Indonesia
State/Prov./Dist. Borneo
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 48.0, Max Diam = 15.0

Catalog Number CAS 1988-0014-0021   CAS 1988-0014-0021; Figurine (kneeling man)
Category Carvings
Object Name Figurine (kneeling man)
Culture
Global Region Southeast Asia
Country Indonesia
State/Prov./Dist. Borneo
County
Other Geographic Data Village: Tebisaq, on Mahakam River (Jelau tributary)
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 9.0, Width = 2.2, Length = 1.9
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