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Catalog Number

CAS 0005-0032   CAS 0005-0032; Scrimshaw (walrus tusk)
Category Carvings; Visual Arts
Object Name Scrimshaw (walrus tusk)
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture 1915
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Ivory: walrus tusk
Description Walrus tusk scrimshawed with etching of a light house and buildings; "San Francisco 1915" also etched into tusk.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 4.3, Thickness = 2.4, Length = 17.9