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Object Number
45-28-10/27699
Display Title
Carved walrus tusk
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ivory tusk, scrimshaw dog sled scene on one side, elk pulling sled on other.
Classification
- Carving
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Western Arctic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 40.9 x 6 x 3.8 cm (16 1/8 x 2 3/8 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
45-28-10/27699 & #36: / 11.25
Provenance
Provenance
Dr. Samuel Cabot
(?)
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