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Object Number
30-68-10/K12
Display Title
Hand of walrus tusk
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Carved ivory hand, fingers curled inwards, 1 finger broken
Classification
- Carving
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Arctic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Greenland
Materials
Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 10.3 x 5.2 x 3.8 cm (4 1/16 x 2 1/16 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
K12
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Martin Luther
(1929 - 1930)
Donor
Dr. Martin Luther
(1929 - 1930)
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