Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2010.20.090
Accession#:
2010.20
Credit Line:
Donated by Ann Monagle.
Object Name:
Figurine, Animal
Title:
Ivory Polar Bear Figurine
Year Range from:
1900
Year Range to:
1970
Description:
Ivory polar bear figurine. The bear is standing on all fours and its head is outstretched in front. The eyes of the bear are black.
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
Sculpture
Animal
Land Animal
Bear
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