Parasol or walking stick handle. Carved walrus ivory in form of a running bear. Incised features outlined with black pigment, wood insets for eyes. Feet and legs broken, one rear leg missing.
Donor:
Barbara E. Busch
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Barbara E. Busch
Collection date:
unknown
Taxon:
Odobenus rosmarus
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Context of use:
For parasol or walking stick.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 27 centimeters
Comment:
References: Arctic Art: Eskimo Ivory, Museum of the American Indian, p. 27.