E0173: Inuit- Incised Ivory

Ethnographic

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.