engraving (art); scrimshaw

Engraved walrus record tusk depicting hunting and domestic scenes in black pigment. The scenes engraved on each side are described in the annual report for 1909 as follows: (a) Hunting the whale and walrus from canoes. Two whales have been harpooned, and a number of floats are seen attached to the lines. On the right a storehouse on piles, a drying stage, and several men. (b) On the left side above are two dog sledges and men, and below a number of men each dragging what looks like a walrus. On the right are several storehouses and drying stages, some of which are in course of construction, and on the left of these is an inverted canoe on posts.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
9.730
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 128 x 710 x 83 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
walrus ivory; pigment
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
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