Catalog Number |
CAS 0147-0013 | |
Category | Carvings | |
Object Name | Carved walrus tusk | |
Culture | Native Alaskan | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
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Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Ivory: walrus tusk; Ink | |
Description | Walrus tusk which has been incised with scrimshaw designs over all; Each wider side has two horizontal panels of designs featuring scenes of daily life, including whaling and hunting elk; The two narrower sides have also been scrimshawed, one with a series of fish, the other with abstract rectangles, triangles and dots. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 4.3, Thickness = 2.2, Length = 27.3 |