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CAS 0147-0013   CAS 0147-0013; Carved walrus tusk
Category Carvings
Object Name Carved walrus tusk
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
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Date of Manufacture
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