Unfinished Carved Ivory Implement Depicting a Walrus Head and a Seal
Iñupiaq, Nome, Alaska, Alaska, Western Arctic, Arctic
early 20th century
Ivory
Overall: 1 5/16 x 7/8 x 7 15/16 in. (3.4 x 2.3 x 20.2 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College: Gift of Lt. Col. Joseph W. A. Whitehorne III
160.56.14628
Geography/Culture
North America, United States
Period
20th century
Object Name
Carving
Classification
Native American
Native American: Arctic-Western Arctic
Not on view
Exhibition History
Montshire Museum of Science Exhibition
Provenance
Acquired from the son [85 years old at the time] of a trader for the Russian American Trading Company, Nome, Alaska, possibly about 1953; sold to Lt. Col. Joseph W. A. Whitehorne III (1917-1990), Dartmouth ROTC, Thetford Center, Vermont; given to present collection, 1960.
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