E0173: Inuit- Incised Ivory

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E0173

Classification Category:

8:Communication Artifacts ➞ Art/Folk Art

Marks/Labels:

Printed Tag: "Brought From Alaska By Norman G. Torrison, 1898"

Materials:

animal ➔ ivory

Dimensions:

35 cm L
2.5 cm W
1.5 cm H

Source Locality:

Nome, Alaska, USA

Acquisition Date:

circa 1990

Description:

Long piece of incised ivory with man in a kayak holding a harpoon, two seals, and a caribou with a man. There are also a few dragon heads and various other designs on the ivory. Donated by Norman Torrison, originally purchased in Nome, Alaska.

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