E0521: Effigy

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E0521

Classification Category:

8:Communication Artifacts ➞ Ceremonial Artifact

Marks/Labels:

on underside "DK/200" in pencil

Materials:

animal ➔ horn
fabric ➔ cloth
metal

Dimensions:

19.5 cm L
12.5 cm W
4.5 cm H

Provenance of Object:

This object was held in the museum that Luther College started in 1877. This museum eventually grew into the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, and following this, non-Norwegian American ethnographic objects were returned to Luther and accessioned into the college’s Anthropology Collection. Without additional documentation, was likely obtained by the Luther College Museum (later the Norwegian-American Museum) between the late 19th century and early 20th century.

Source Locality:

USA

Description:

Turtle carved from a single piece of horn. Shell rounded, has a diamond shaped head, and four feet and a tail which are disproportionally small.

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