Ivory engraved piece; landscape with sled, man killing bear on one side; umiak with hunters pursuing whales, sleds, etc. on the other side. Made of walrus ivory.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection date:
unknown
Taxon:
Odobenus rosmarus
Object type:
ethnography
Accession date:
1909
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 20.6 centimeters
Loans:
S1962-1963 #61: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Vincent Evans (June 24, 1963–June 24, 1963) and S1966-1967 #12: Design Department (UC Berkeley) (October 12, 1966–October 28, 1966)