Walrus tusk with incised and darkened scenes; umiaks, kayaks, scene in kashim on one side, caribou surround, dog sleds, walruses and seals, etc. on the other side.
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
Accession date:
August 12, 1902
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 61 centimeters
Comment:
Published: Ray, Eskimo Art (1977), fig. 247. "Ray (1977): caribou hunting scene (compare with the wooden sculpture, fig. 152); shaman''s curing scene and dance scene (247d); the different modes of transportation; and head-lifting for curing the sick (247f).
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 #72: Library Photographic Service, University of California (February 22, 1967–March 21, 1967), S1972-1973 #60: Fowler Museum of Cultural History (UC Los Angeles) (March 9, 1973–June 19, 1973), and S1990-1991 #23: Blackhawk Museums (March 20, 1991–August 16, 1994)