Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2010.20.054 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. Bottom half of necklace consists of two rows of ivory figurines with baleen pieces in between. The top/inner row of ivory figurines is of two dog teams consisting of a musher on a sled and five dogs (two sets of two and one lead dog). Both lead dogs are at the bottom center while the two sleds are at either end. The bottom/outer row of ivory figurines have two whales and six seals. The whales are at each end (paired with the sleds) and the seals are paired with the dogs. Black triangular pieces of baleen connect the two rows of ivory figurines between pairs. A rectangular piece of baleen is at each end of the rows. Attached to these end pieces are ivory and baleen beads which create the top half of the necklace. There are fourteen (14) ivory beads and one baleen bead on each side. The two end beads have a concave end with screw threads inside.
B: Ivory and baleen bracelet consisting of two rows of ivory figurines with baleen pieces in between. One row of ivory figurines is of dog teams consisting of a musher on a sled and nine dogs (four sets of two and one lead dog). The other row of ivory figurines has a whale and five seals. The whale is paired with the sled and the seals are paired with the dogs. Black rectangular pieces of baleen connect the two rows of ivory figurines between pairs. The baleen pieces are perpendicular to the ivory pieces. Bracelet is held together with two double strands of black elastic. Back side of both the sled and whale ivory pieces have a rectangular concave in which the elastic pieces are tied.
A: Ivory and baleen necklace. Bottom half of necklace consists of two rows of ivory figurines with baleen pieces in between. The top/inner row of ivory figurines is of two dog teams consisting of a musher on a sled and five dogs (two sets of two and one lead dog). Both lead dogs are at the bottom center while the two sleds are at either end. The bottom/outer row of ivory figurines have two whales and six seals. The whales are at each end (paired with the sleds) and the seals are paired with the dogs. Black triangular pieces of baleen connect the two rows of ivory figurines between pairs. A rectangular piece of baleen is at each end of the rows. Attached to these end pieces are ivory and baleen beads which create the top half of the necklace. There are fourteen (14) ivory beads and one baleen bead on each side. The two end beads have a concave end with screw threads inside.
B: Ivory and baleen bracelet consisting of two rows of ivory figurines with baleen pieces in between. One row of ivory figurines is of dog teams consisting of a musher on a sled and nine dogs (four sets of two and one lead dog). The other row of ivory figurines has a whale and five seals. The whale is paired with the sled and the seals are paired with the dogs. Black rectangular pieces of baleen connect the two rows of ivory figurines between pairs. The baleen pieces are perpendicular to the ivory pieces. Bracelet is held together with two double strands of black elastic. Back side of both the sled and whale ivory pieces have 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
Monagle, James William
Tweet, Mary Monica (Monagle)
Tweet, Edgar
Lillegraven, Rosellen
Lillegraven, Olav
Monagle, MerrittMonagle, Katherine
Monagle, Ann
Monagle—Olsen, Katie
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