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Object Number
51-16-10/33142
Display Title
Walrus ivory carving. Carving depicts sea & walrus hunting, wrestling, dog sled.
Descriptions
Object Description
Walrus ivory carving. Carving depicts scenes of sea(l?) hunting, walrus hunting, wrestling, dog sled travel. Self-ethnography same as with drill bow.
Inventory Description
Organic, ivory, ornament, carved walrus hunt scene, showing humans in boat
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Archaeological
Date
1880-1900
Culture
- Saint Lawrence Island Yupik
- Asiatic Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
/
Nome Census Area
/
St. Lawrence Island
/
Old Hut Site
Materials
Walrus ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 11 x 3 x 3 cm (4 5/16 x 1 3/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
51-16-10/33142
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Samuel J. Mixter
(1913)
Donor
Dr. Samuel J. Mixter
(April 9, 1951)
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