Descriptive Narrative: Double-headed eagle plaque of cast bronze. Crowns on each eagle head, symbols of power held in the talons; on eagle's breast is octagon shape with figure of St George. One wing tip is missing.
Exhibition: object traveled...
Accession Number: 98-7-197 Description: ivory; bone; sinew; carved Dimensions: L: 29.00 cm Note: ship model is possibly a representation of the steam whaler BELVEDERE, built in 1880
Descriptive Narrative: Tea strainer of gold-washed silver.
Description: silver
Made: Russia
Notes: Manufactured by Peter Uhrwader, a Finnish metalsmith working in ST. Petersburg, Russia; made prior to 1822 (attributed and dated by...
Accession Number: 98-11
Made: Russia
Used: Sitka
Found: Sitka; Finland
Description: wood; painted; lacquer
Descriptive Narrative: Box, wooden or paper mache. Lacquer: black on outside, red on inside. Rectangular shape....
Accession Number: 50-68
Made: Russia
Descriptive Narrative: Brass cannon, mounted on a wooden support with iron mounts. Bore is 8cm diameter.
Found: Kodiak
Inscription: "No 1" inscribed on top surface of cannon....
Accession Number: 98-11
Made: Russia
Used: Sitka
Found: Sitka; Finland
Description: wood; painted; lacquer
Descriptive Narrative: Box, wooden or paper mache. Lacquer: black on outside, red on inside. Rectangular shape....
Accession Number: 50-68
Made: Russia
Descriptive Narrative: Brass cannon, mounted on a wooden support with iron mounts. Bore is 8cm diameter.
Found: Kodiak
Inscription: "No 1" inscribed on top surface of cannon....
Made: Russia
Used: St. Michael
Found: Unalaska
Culture: Russian
Description: iron; wood; brass
Descriptive Narrative: Small cannon labeled "Russian cannon from St. Michael". Iron barrel is 36" long x approx. 4-1/2"...
Object Name: ice creepers
Description: ivory; carved
Made: Cape Prince of Wales
Notes: reference: p. 215 fig 69 Nelson
Dimensions: L: 4 1/4 in, W: 1 1/8 in
Made: St. Michael
Descriptive Narrative: A wolf mask with large mouth set with teeth that are carved out of the solid. Slender, toothpick-like whiskers on each side of the mouth, which is painted red. A line from the mouth goes up the center...
Made: Kuskokwim
Description: wood; carved; painted
Descriptive Narrative: A wooden dish carved of one piece with red painted rim. The center is natural wood color with a deer painted in black in the center. He has a human face with a...
Descriptive Narrative: 2-pocket wall pocket of seal gut and fabric which is tall and narrow with a conical top and a square bottom. The top panel is of gut with embroidery. Each lower corner has a triangular shaped gut inset with a ribbon welt....
Description: metal; copper; leather; moosehide; glass beads
Descriptive Narrative: A) typical Athapaskan knife is made of metal, often native copper by cold hammering. It is made in one piece with a fluted double edged blade. The metal handle...
Description: feathers; fur; yarn; cloth; sewn
Descriptive Narrative: Doll size chief's coat made of what appear to be the feathers from three different bird species. Male mallard duck feathers are used on the top of the shoulders and on the...
Description: moose hide; smoked; beads; leather; string; sinew; thread; sewn; glass beads
Descriptive Narrative: Pair of round-toed moccasins with large vamp and high ankle flaps, made of smoked moose hide and decorated with spot stitch...
Descriptive Narrative: Board with ivory peg, two finger holds, painted red on grooved side and black on the other.
Description: wood; ivory; painted; red; black
Inscription: Aleutian hand stick for throwing spear Akutan Island (writing)...
Description: wood; carved; rawhide; glass bead; blue Descriptive Narrative: A rectangular box carved of wood, hinged with thong and fastened with a thong loop to a peg on box. The lid has 2 faces carved on it, one with a large upturned mouth...