Museum catalogue: Arctic Material Culture Collection
Carving
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Accession no.: | Y: 2018/39 | ||||||
Title: | Carving | ||||||
Description: | A carved piece of walrus ivory depicting an animal head with teeth bared, resembling a bear. The neck of the animal tapers to a pointed tang for socketing to another item. Collected by Episcopal missionary Augustus Reginald Hoare in Point Hope, Alaska, between 1908 and 1920. | ||||||
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Number of items: | 1 | ||||||
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A length of carved, white walrus ivory with primary and secondary dentine visible. The distal end is carved into the head of an animal with teeth bared, resembling a bear. The neck of the animal tapers to a pointed tang for socketing to another item. |
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