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Catalog Number

CAS 2025-0001-0012   CAS 2025-0001-0012; Scrimshaw (whale tooth)
Category Carvings
Object Name Scrimshaw (whale tooth)
Culture Inupiaq
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County Noma
Other Geographic Data White Mountain area
Maker's Name Harry Apodruk (1929-1988)
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Ivory: sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) tooth; Ink
Description Signed “Apodruk” in lower right.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 4.3, Width = 8.3, Length = 3.1