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Catalog Number CAS 2025-0001-0013   CAS 2025-0001-0013; Scrimshaw (on stand)
Category Carvings
Object Name Scrimshaw (on stand)
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name GGO (SSO?)
Date of Manufacture 1975
Collection Name N/A
Materials Ivory: sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) tooth or walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) tusk; Fossilized walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) tusk; Ink; Metal
Description “GGO [or SSO] 1975” carved below image.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 6.1, Width = 5.7, Length = 3.9