Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2010.20.076 A—J
Accession#:
2010.20
Credit Line:
Donated by Ann Monagle.
Object Name:
Earring
Title:
Ivory Walrus Face Earrings
Year Range from:
1900
Year Range to:
1970
Description:
Five sets of ivory bear face earrings (ten individual pieces). All earrings are the same and all are unfinished. The walrus' faces are carved on to a round disc. The walrus' tusks are curved down and back toward the disc. The eyes, nose and mouth outline are in black. The inside of the mouth is red. Back is smooth and blank.
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
Search Terms:
Ivory
Personal Belonging
Jewelry
Personal Belonging
Jewelry
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