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Catalog Number

CAS 0005-0031   CAS 0005-0031; Souvenir (incised tusk)
Category Carvings
Object Name Souvenir (incised tusk)
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
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Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Ivory: walrus tusk
Description Walrus tusk with etching of an Eskimo on an ice flow harpooning a walrus; "San Francisco 1915" also etched into tusk; Hole drilled in distal end.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 4.0, Thickness = 2.5, Length = 27.2