Tool?
Unknown people (Alaska Native)
Western Arctic
Arctic
19th-20th century
Walrus ivory and copper
Overall: 2 3/8 × 8 1/4 × 13 in. (6 × 21 × 33 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Transferred from Special Collections, Baker Library, Dartmouth College
988.34.26948
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Tools and Equipment
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Arctic-Western Arctic
Not on view
Provenance
Special Collections, Baker Library, Dartmouth College; transferred to present collection, 1988.
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