Object name: Chess pieces / Object class: Carvings (visual works) / Collection place: Aleutian Islands, Alaska - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Chess pieces, accession number 2-1497a-x, described as Made of ivory. (a-h) resemble log cabin "castles" (rooks); (i-p) are cylindrical labret-shaped carved walrus ivory pieces, each with engraved and darkened concentric circles on one end; (q-z) are fishtail shaped ivory pieces with engraved and darkened concentric circles on opposite sides.