Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2010.20.053
Accession#:
2010.20
Credit Line:
Donated by Ann Monagle.
Object Name:
Bracelet
Title:
Ivory Seal and Walrus Bracelet
Year Range from:
1900
Year Range to:
1970
Description:
Ivory seal and walrus bracelet. Bracelet consists of five ivory figures and four ivory squares connected by a double strand of elastic. The two outer figures and the center figures are of a walrus. Each walrus is facing forward with all four flippers on its stomach. The face is looking upward. The eyes, ears, nose, flippers and stomach are detailed in black. The two outer figurines have a horizontal rectangular extension. The extension piece has a vertical hole through which a clasp could be attached. The other two figures in the bracelet are seals. The two seals are viewed from the side and are facing away from the center figure. The two visible flippers are on each animal's stomach. The eyes, ears, nose, flippers and stomach are detailed in black. The back of all five figures is flat. The back of the two outer figurines have a two hole and a cut out rectangle through which they are secured. Each of the five animal figurines and the four ivory squares has two holes through which the elastic strands passes . The four ivory squares separate the five animal figures (one between each).
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
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