Walrus or whale tooth

Iñupiaq or Yup'ik
Western Arctic
Arctic

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collected about 1934-1941

Walrus or whale tooth

Overall: 7 11/16 × 3 3/8 in. (19.5 × 8.5 cm)

Overall: 1 15/16 in. (5 cm)

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

169.75.24897

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

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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