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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 (Odobenus rosmarus) 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 | |