Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2005.34.007
Accession#:
2005.34
Credit Line:
Donated by Marie Olson.
Object Name:
Ashtray
Title:
Ivory Decorative Ashtray
Date:
01/01/1970
Description:
Ivory ashtray, square with raised triangular—prism—shaped rim and rounded troughs extending diagonally inward from the four corners. Ashtray is carved from a single piece of walrus ivory with three cylindrical supporting pegs, each approx. 0.5 inch tall, fastened to underside.
Notes:
From ANAC Cache; Marie Olson used to work for them. Ashtray is for decorative purposes only, since putting hot ash on ivory will ruin it.
People:
Olson, Marie
Search Terms:
Native
Tlingit
Tourism
Decorative
Household
Personal Belonging
Sea Animal
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