Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1994-0013-0001 | |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Etching on baleen | |
| Culture | Siberian Yup'ik (Yupik) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | Nome | |
| Other Geographic Data | St. Lawrence Island; Village: Gambell | |
| Maker's Name | Roger Silook | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1980s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Baleen: bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) | |
| Description | Baleen plate with incised drawings on one face along its entire length; Depicted left to right are the following images: Harpoon spear and attached float, 1 ribbon seal, 1 white seal (?), a bowhead whale, 2 walrus, and 3 polar bears; Entire drawing is signed at far left "Roger Silook, Gambell, Alaska." | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 19.5, Thickness = 2.0, Length = 300.0 | |