Ivory Letter Opener with a Carved Handle depicting a Hunter on a Sled Dragging a Seal

Iñupiaq or Yup'ik
Western Arctic
Arctic

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collected about 1934-1941

Ivory

Overall: 5 5/16 × 1/4 in. (13.5 × 0.6 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of the Estate of Corey Ford, Class of 1921H

169.75.24893

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

Provenance

Collected by Corey Ford (1902-1969, Class of 1921H); Estate of Corey Ford, Hanover, New Hampshire; given to present collection,1969.

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