Tusk

Museum number:
2-156
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020000156
Accession number:
Acc.46
Description:
Walrus tusk with incised and darkened scenes; igloos, kayaks and seals being hunted on one side; caribou hunting, bear hunting, fish on the other side.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Lower Yukon, Yukon, Yukon-Koyukuk Borough
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Lower Yukon
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Charles L. Hall
Collection date:
ca. 1895
Taxon:
Odobenus rosmarus
Object type:
ethnography
Accession date:
August 12, 1902
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 40.3 centimeters
Comment:
Published: Ray, Eskimo Art (1977), fig. 241. "Ray (1977): "...engraved with unrelated subjects of folklore and everyday life...Collected between 1894 and 1901 in the Saint Michael area. A tirisuk and a man-worm are engraved in the upper left and lower right, and specific stories are probably illustrated by the man-bear with four arms, the bear fight, and the man shot in the back. Below the bear fight are bird snares or deadfalls."
Loans:
S1945-1946 #4: Winfield Scott Wellington (March 11, 1946–October 28, 1955), S1964-1965 #9: University of California, Davis (September 3, 1964–January 1965), S1966-1967 #12: Design Department (UC Berkeley) (October 12, 1966–October 28, 1966), and S1966-1967 #72: Library Photographic Service, University of California (February 22, 1967–March 21, 1967)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 34 titled Tusk, accession number 2-156, described as Walrus tusk with incised and darkened scenes; igloos, kayaks and seals being hunted on one side; caribou hunting, bear hunting, fish on the other side.Hearst Museum object 2 of 34 titled Tusk, accession number 2-156, described as Walrus tusk with incised and darkened scenes; igloos, kayaks and seals being hunted on one side; caribou hunting, bear hunting, fish on the other side.Hearst Museum object 3 of 34 titled Tusk, accession number 2-156, described as Walrus tusk with incised and darkened scenes; igloos, kayaks and seals being hunted on one side; caribou hunting, bear hunting, fish on the other side.Hearst Museum object 4 of 34 titled Tusk, accession number 2-156, described as Walrus tusk with incised and darkened scenes; igloos, kayaks and seals being hunted on one side; caribou hunting, bear hunting, fish on the other side.Hearst Museum object 5 of 34 titled Tusk, accession number 2-156, described as Walrus tusk with incised and darkened scenes; igloos, kayaks and seals being hunted on one side; caribou hunting, bear hunting, fish on the other side.Hearst Museum object 6 of 34 titled Tusk, accession number 2-156, described as Walrus tusk with incised and darkened scenes; igloos, kayaks and seals being hunted on one side; caribou hunting, bear hunting, fish on the other side.Hearst Museum object 7 of 34 titled Tusk, accession number 2-156, described as Walrus tusk with incised and darkened scenes; igloos, kayaks and seals being hunted on one side; caribou hunting, bear hunting, fish on the other side.Hearst Museum object 8 of 34 titled Tusk, accession number 2-156, described as Walrus tusk with incised and darkened scenes; igloos, kayaks and seals being hunted on one side; caribou hunting, bear hunting, fish on the other side.Hearst Museum object 9 of 34 titled Tusk, accession number 2-156, described as Walrus tusk with incised and darkened scenes; igloos, kayaks and seals being hunted on one side; caribou hunting, bear hunting, fish on the other side.Hearst Museum object 10 of 34 titled Tusk, accession number 2-156, described as Walrus tusk with incised and darkened scenes; igloos, kayaks and seals being hunted on one side; caribou hunting, bear hunting, fish on the other side.Hearst Museum object 11 of 34 titled Tusk, accession number 2-156, described as Walrus tusk with incised and darkened scenes; igloos, kayaks and seals being hunted on one side; caribou hunting, bear hunting, fish on the other side.Hearst Museum object 12 of 34 titled Tusk, accession number 2-156, described as Walrus tusk with incised and darkened scenes; igloos, kayaks and seals being hunted on one side; caribou hunting, bear hunting, fish on the other side.Hearst Museum object 13 of 34 titled Tusk, accession number 2-156, described as Walrus tusk with incised and darkened scenes; igloos, kayaks and seals being hunted on one side; caribou hunting, bear hunting, fish on the other side.Hearst Museum object 14 of 34 titled Tusk, accession number 2-156, described as Walrus tusk with incised and darkened scenes; igloos, kayaks and seals being hunted on one side; caribou hunting, bear hunting, fish on the other side.Hearst Museum object 15 of 34 titled Tusk, accession number 2-156, described as Walrus tusk with incised and darkened scenes; igloos, kayaks and seals being hunted on one side; caribou hunting, bear hunting, fish on the other side.Hearst Museum object 16 of 34 titled Tusk, accession number 2-156, described as Walrus tusk with incised and darkened scenes; igloos, kayaks and seals being hunted on one side; caribou hunting, bear hunting, fish on the other side.Hearst Museum object 17 of 34 titled Tusk, accession number 2-156, described as Walrus tusk with incised and darkened scenes; igloos, kayaks and seals being hunted on one side; caribou hunting, bear hunting, fish on the other side.Hearst Museum object 18 of 34 titled Tusk, accession number 2-156, described as Walrus tusk with incised and darkened scenes; igloos, kayaks and seals being hunted on one side; caribou hunting, bear hunting, fish on the other side.Hearst Museum object 19 of 34 titled Tusk, accession number 2-156, described as Walrus tusk with incised and darkened scenes; igloos, kayaks and seals being hunted on one side; caribou hunting, bear hunting, fish on the other side.Hearst Museum object 20 of 34 titled Tusk, accession number 2-156, described as Walrus tusk with incised and darkened scenes; igloos, kayaks and seals being hunted on one side; caribou hunting, bear hunting, fish on the other side.Hearst Museum object 21 of 34 titled Tusk, accession number 2-156, described as Walrus tusk with incised and darkened scenes; igloos, kayaks and seals being hunted on one side; caribou hunting, bear hunting, fish on the other side.Hearst Museum object 22 of 34 titled Tusk, accession number 2-156, described as Walrus tusk with incised and darkened scenes; igloos, kayaks and seals being hunted on one side; caribou hunting, bear hunting, fish on the other side.Hearst Museum object 23 of 34 titled Tusk, accession number 2-156, described as Walrus tusk with incised and darkened scenes; igloos, kayaks and seals being hunted on one side; caribou hunting, bear hunting, fish on the other side.Hearst Museum object 24 of 34 titled Tusk, accession number 2-156, described as Walrus tusk with incised and darkened scenes; igloos, kayaks and seals being hunted on one side; caribou hunting, bear hunting, fish on the other side.Hearst Museum object 25 of 34 titled Tusk, accession number 2-156, described as Walrus tusk with incised and darkened scenes; igloos, kayaks and seals being hunted on one side; caribou hunting, bear hunting, fish on the other side.Hearst Museum object 26 of 34 titled Tusk, accession number 2-156, described as Walrus tusk with incised and darkened scenes; igloos, kayaks and seals being hunted on one side; caribou hunting, bear hunting, fish on the other side.Hearst Museum object 27 of 34 titled Tusk, accession number 2-156, described as Walrus tusk with incised and darkened scenes; igloos, kayaks and seals being hunted on one side; caribou hunting, bear hunting, fish on the other side.Hearst Museum object 28 of 34 titled Tusk, accession number 2-156, described as Walrus tusk with incised and darkened scenes; igloos, kayaks and seals being hunted on one side; caribou hunting, bear hunting, fish on the other side.Hearst Museum object 29 of 34 titled Tusk, accession number 2-156, described as Walrus tusk with incised and darkened scenes; igloos, kayaks and seals being hunted on one side; caribou hunting, bear hunting, fish on the other side.Hearst Museum object 30 of 34 titled Tusk, accession number 2-156, described as Walrus tusk with incised and darkened scenes; igloos, kayaks and seals being hunted on one side; caribou hunting, bear hunting, fish on the other side.Hearst Museum object 31 of 34 titled Tusk, accession number 2-156, described as Walrus tusk with incised and darkened scenes; igloos, kayaks and seals being hunted on one side; caribou hunting, bear hunting, fish on the other side.Hearst Museum object 32 of 34 titled Tusk, accession number 2-156, described as Walrus tusk with incised and darkened scenes; igloos, kayaks and seals being hunted on one side; caribou hunting, bear hunting, fish on the other side.Hearst Museum object 33 of 34 titled Tusk, accession number 2-156, described as Walrus tusk with incised and darkened scenes; igloos, kayaks and seals being hunted on one side; caribou hunting, bear hunting, fish on the other side.Hearst Museum object 34 of 34 titled Tusk, accession number 2-156, described as Walrus tusk with incised and darkened scenes; igloos, kayaks and seals being hunted on one side; caribou hunting, bear hunting, fish on the other side.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Tusk, accession number 2-156, described as Walrus tusk with incised and darkened scenes; igloos, kayaks and seals being hunted on one side; caribou hunting, bear hunting, fish on the other side.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Tusk, accession number 2-156, described as Walrus tusk with incised and darkened scenes; igloos, kayaks and seals being hunted on one side; caribou hunting, bear hunting, fish on the other side.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Tusk, accession number 2-156, described as Walrus tusk with incised and darkened scenes; igloos, kayaks and seals being hunted on one side; caribou hunting, bear hunting, fish on the other side.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Tusk, accession number 2-156, described as Walrus tusk with incised and darkened scenes; igloos, kayaks and seals being hunted on one side; caribou hunting, bear hunting, fish on the other side.

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