Scrimshaw Walrus Tusk (Man Pulling a Kayak on a Sled and Walruses)
Iñupiaq or Yup'ik
Western Arctic
Arctic
early 20th century
Walrus ivory and pigment
Overall: 16 15/16 × 2 in. (43 × 5.1 cm)
Overall: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mrs. A. Lincoln Washburn, Class of 1935W
160.51.14615
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Decorative Object
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Arctic-Western Arctic
Not on view
Exhibition History
Montshire Museum of Science Exhibition
Provenance
Barbara Tahoe Talbot Washburn (1911-2007), wife of Dr. Albert Lincoln Washburn (1911-2007), Class of 1935, Professor of Geology (1953-1961), given to present collection, 1960.
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