Walrus Bristles
Natural History Artifact
Western Arctic
Arctic
collected 19th century
Walrus bristles
Overall: 14 15/16 × 1/16 in. (38 × 0.1 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College
13.2.615
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Animal Remains
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Arctic-Western Arctic
Not on view
Provenance
Source unknown; donated to Dartmouth College, in the late 18th or 19th century; catalogued, 1913.
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