Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0097-0013A-J | |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Ivory carving (2 kayakers with seals) | |
| Culture | Pacific Eskimo or Bering Sea Eskimo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Bering Sea, Kodiak Island, and Prince William Sound areas | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Ivory; Wood | |
| Description | Pair of miniature one-man kayak models carved entirely of ivory, including a Pacific Eskimo example with bifurcated stern and a Bering Sea or Nunivak Island example with a large round handhold on the bow; small ivory kayaker figure is positioned in each kayak, each having articulated arms that are grasping elongated single bladed paddles; Two small carved ivory seals may have originally been positioned on kayaks (one behind each kayaker) by means of small hole in kayakers’ backs; Kayaks are mounted on flat rectangular wooden base by means of small wooden pegs. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = ca. 6.5, Width = ca. 9.5, Length = ca. 16.5 | |