Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1996-0003-0001 | |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Cribbage board | |
| Culture | Eskimo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Ivory: walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) tusk | |
| Description | Cribbage board carved from single walrus tusk; Playing surface on dorsal surface includes 12 playing areas (each with 10 drilled holes for game pegs with 4 additional holes between playing areas), flanked by etched pairs of walrus and seals on ice flows; Etching on ventral surface of tusk shows man in kayak hunting walrus in water and 2nd walrus on ice flow; End of tusk provided storage for now-missing gaming pieces. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.6, Width = 5.1, Length = 54.7 | |