Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2010.20.039
Accession#:
2010.20
Credit Line:
Donated by Ann Monagle.
Object Name:
Figurine, Bird
Title:
Ivory Puffin Figurine
Year Range from:
1900
Year Range to:
1970
Description:
Ivory figurine of a puffin. The puffin is standing upright. The bird's wings are carved in low relief. The eye's and top of the head is detailed in black. The beak and feet are colored brownish—red. The puffin's head is facing forward.
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
Animal
Sculpture
Bird
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