Cigarette Holder Item Number: 3584/6 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Cigarette holder that has a round opening that tapers into an oval-shaped tube; holder is completely hollowed out. Carved fish design along top of holder; fins, spots, gills, mouth, and eyes highlighted with black pigment(?) across surface. Fins are done entirely with pigment, rest of details are also incised. End of holder has a raised band.

Narrative

Acquired by the donor's father when he lived in Nyac, Alaska, on the Kuskokwim River, from the 1920s to 1960s.

Item History

What

Name
Cigarette Holder
Identification Number
3584/6
Type of Item
holder
Material
walrus tusk and pigment ?
Overall
height 1.0 cm, width 1.1 cm, depth 6.3 cm

Who

Culture
Yup'ik
Previous Owner
Susan Hall
Received from
Susan Hall (Donor)

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
Alaska, USA

When

Collection Date
between 1920 and 1969
Ownership Date
before August 19, 2022
Acquisition Date
on August 19, 2022

Other

Condition
good
Accession Number
3584/0006