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Catalog Number

CAS 0005-0433   CAS 0005-0433; Souvenir (walrus baculum)
Category Carvings
Object Name Souvenir (walrus baculum)
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture 1912
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Bone (walrus baculum); Metal: Brass
Description Baculum with three brass plates attached to it, one at each end and one in the middle; Brass plate at larger end reads "USRC “Bear”," middle plate reads "UCUK", small end plate reads "ICY CAPE 1912."
Dimensions (cm) Width = 5.0, Thickness = 4.8, Length = 52.8