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Cup

MOA: University of British Columbia

3260/130

A drinking cup made of carved walrus tusk. Carved design with cross-hatching all around exterior sides.

  • Narrative

    Old paper label inside from the Beasley collection.

  • History Of Use

    Said to be a shaman's drinking cup.

  • Type of Item cup
  • Culture Tlingit
  • Material whale tooth
  • Measurements height 10.5 cm, width 6.5 cm, depth 4.5 cm (overall)
  • Previous Owner Elspeth McConnell, Harry G. Beasley
  • Received from Elspeth McConnell
  • Made in Alaska
  • Creation Date during 1880
  • Ownership Date before August 12, 2017, between 1932 and 1939
  • Acquisition Date on August 12, 2017
  • Condition fair
  • Accession Number 3260/0130

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