Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2010.20.055 A—B
Accession#:
2010.20
Credit Line:
Donated by Ann Monagle.
Object Name:
Necklace
Title:
Ivory & Baleen Necklace and Bracelet
Year Range from:
1900
Year Range to:
1970
Description:
Ivory and baleen necklace (A) and bracelet (B) set.

A: Ivory and baleen necklace consisting of two rows of ivory figurines with baleen pieces in between. Both rows of ivory figurines feature a dog teams consisting of a musher on a sled and thirteen (13) dogs (six sets of two and one lead dog). The lead dog of each row is paired with the sled of the other row, as if the two teams were passing each other going opposite directions. Black rectangular pieces of baleen connect the two rows of ivory figurines between pairs. A half circle piece of baleen is at each end of the rows. One ivory bead is attached to each of the end pieces. One bead has a concave end with screw threads inside and the other has a screw shaft.

B: Ivory and baleen bracelet consisting of two rows of ivory figurines with baleen pieces in between. Both rows of ivory figurines are of dog teams consisting of a musher on a sled and nine dogs (four sets of two and one lead dog). Both sleds and lead dogs are paired together. The baleen pieces are perpendicular to the ivory pieces. Bracelet is held together with two double strands of white elastic. Back side of both sled ivory pieces has a rectangular concave in which the elastic pieces are tied.
Notes:
Collection was collected by Mary Moncia (Monagle) Tweet, oldest daughter of Mary Monica (Hudson) Monagle and James William Mongale. Mary Tweet collected the items when she was a postmistress in Teller from 1931 through 1970 and sent the items back to her mother in Juneau. Mary Monagle kept the collection until her death in 1966 when Rosellen Lillegraven inherited the collection. Rosellen (originally Margaret Ellen Rose Monagle) gave the collection to her brother Merritt Monagle circa 1991. Merritt was the youngest child of Mary and James Monagle. Donor, Ann Monagle, was one of two children of Merritt Monagle and Katherine Monagle. Merritt died in 2004.
People:
Monagle, Mary Monica (Hudson)
Monagle, James William
Tweet, Mary Monica (Monagle)
Tweet, Edgar
Lillegraven, Rosellen
Lillegraven, Olav
Monagle, MerrittMonagle, Katherine
Monagle, Ann
Monagle—Olsen, Katie
Search Terms:
Ivory
Jewelry
Animal
Sea Animal
Land Animal
Dog
Dog Mushing
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