Walrus Tusk Fragment
Unknown people (Alaska Native)
Western Arctic
Arctic
probably 20th century
Walrus ivory
Overall: 5 5/16 × 2 1/2 in. (13.5 × 6.4 cm)
Overall: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Transferred from Special Collections, Baker Library, Dartmouth College
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Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Animal Remains
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Arctic-Western Arctic
Not on view
Exhibition History
The Age of the Marvelous, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, September 21-November 24, 1991; North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, North Carolina, January 25-March 22, 1992; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, May 24-August 25, 1992; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, October 6, 1992-January 3, 1993, naturalia no. n80.
Provenance
Special Collections, Baker Library, Dartmouth College; transferred to present collection, 1988.
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