Model Of Killer Whale Amulet, Carved Wooden Copy Item Number: E229546A-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
From card: "This is a copy of original specimen [E]229546B. The two pieces are identical depicting a NW Coast 'killer' whale." Copy made for exhibition purposes. Original is from Fort Tongass, Alaska.Anthropology Catalogue ledger book indicates this and E229546B 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 USA
- Collected in USA
- Received from Department Of Anthropology on February 20, 1904
What
- Name
- Model Of Killer Whale Amulet, Carved Wooden Copy
- Identification Number
- E229546A-0
- Type of Item
- amulet model
Who
- Culture
- Indian
- Field Collector
- “N/A” ?
- Received from
- Department Of Anthropology
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- USA
- Collected in
- USA
When
- Acquisition Date
- on February 20, 1904
Other
- Accession Number
- 042313