Set of ivory dice. Rectangular carved walrus ivory, each one has an X. Caribou, rabbit, seal, walrus, and standing Eskimo engraved and darkened on the sides.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Northwest Bering Sea, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Northwest Bering Sea
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Charles L. Hall
Collection date:
ca. 1895
Taxon:
Odobenus rosmarus
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Accession date:
August 12, 1902
Context of use:
Might be made for sale.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 2.7 centimeters
Loans:
S1964-1965 #9: University of California, Davis (September 3, 1964–January 1965) and S1990-1991 #23: Blackhawk Museums (March 20, 1991–August 16, 1994)