Cribbage board

Museum number:
2-143
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.46
Description:
Walrus tusk with drilled holes; engraved and darkened scenes; topside: Eskimo hunter with bow and arrow facing 4 caribou; bird perched on seal; inscription: "Alaske [sic] Oct 14, 1899 $20.00"; underside: seals, walrus in water; 1 of 2 feet missing.
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:
Cribbage boards
Production date:
1899
Accession date:
August 12, 1902
Context of use:
Gameboard made for sale to tourists, etc.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 61 centimeters
Loans:
S1964-1965 #9: University of California, Davis (September 3, 1964–January 1965)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 17 titled Cribbage board, accession number 2-143, described as Walrus tusk with drilled holes; engraved and darkened scenes; topside: Eskimo hunter with bow and arrow facing 4 caribou; bird perched on seal; inscription: "Alaske [sic] Oct 14, 1899 $20.00"; underside: seals, walrus in water; 1 of 2 feet missing.Hearst Museum object 2 of 17 titled Cribbage board, accession number 2-143, described as Walrus tusk with drilled holes; engraved and darkened scenes; topside: Eskimo hunter with bow and arrow facing 4 caribou; bird perched on seal; inscription: "Alaske [sic] Oct 14, 1899 $20.00"; underside: seals, walrus in water; 1 of 2 feet missing.Hearst Museum object 3 of 17 titled Cribbage board, accession number 2-143, described as Walrus tusk with drilled holes; engraved and darkened scenes; topside: Eskimo hunter with bow and arrow facing 4 caribou; bird perched on seal; inscription: "Alaske [sic] Oct 14, 1899 $20.00"; underside: seals, walrus in water; 1 of 2 feet missing.Hearst Museum object 4 of 17 titled Cribbage board, accession number 2-143, described as Walrus tusk with drilled holes; engraved and darkened scenes; topside: Eskimo hunter with bow and arrow facing 4 caribou; bird perched on seal; inscription: "Alaske [sic] Oct 14, 1899 $20.00"; underside: seals, walrus in water; 1 of 2 feet missing.Hearst Museum object 5 of 17 titled Cribbage board, accession number 2-143, described as Walrus tusk with drilled holes; engraved and darkened scenes; topside: Eskimo hunter with bow and arrow facing 4 caribou; bird perched on seal; inscription: "Alaske [sic] Oct 14, 1899 $20.00"; underside: seals, walrus in water; 1 of 2 feet missing.Hearst Museum object 6 of 17 titled Cribbage board, accession number 2-143, described as Walrus tusk with drilled holes; engraved and darkened scenes; topside: Eskimo hunter with bow and arrow facing 4 caribou; bird perched on seal; inscription: "Alaske [sic] Oct 14, 1899 $20.00"; underside: seals, walrus in water; 1 of 2 feet missing.Hearst Museum object 7 of 17 titled Cribbage board, accession number 2-143, described as Walrus tusk with drilled holes; engraved and darkened scenes; topside: Eskimo hunter with bow and arrow facing 4 caribou; bird perched on seal; inscription: "Alaske [sic] Oct 14, 1899 $20.00"; underside: seals, walrus in water; 1 of 2 feet missing.Hearst Museum object 8 of 17 titled Cribbage board, accession number 2-143, described as Walrus tusk with drilled holes; engraved and darkened scenes; topside: Eskimo hunter with bow and arrow facing 4 caribou; bird perched on seal; inscription: "Alaske [sic] Oct 14, 1899 $20.00"; underside: seals, walrus in water; 1 of 2 feet missing.Hearst Museum object 9 of 17 titled Cribbage board, accession number 2-143, described as Walrus tusk with drilled holes; engraved and darkened scenes; topside: Eskimo hunter with bow and arrow facing 4 caribou; bird perched on seal; inscription: "Alaske [sic] Oct 14, 1899 $20.00"; underside: seals, walrus in water; 1 of 2 feet missing.Hearst Museum object 10 of 17 titled Cribbage board, accession number 2-143, described as Walrus tusk with drilled holes; engraved and darkened scenes; topside: Eskimo hunter with bow and arrow facing 4 caribou; bird perched on seal; inscription: "Alaske [sic] Oct 14, 1899 $20.00"; underside: seals, walrus in water; 1 of 2 feet missing.Hearst Museum object 11 of 17 titled Cribbage board, accession number 2-143, described as Walrus tusk with drilled holes; engraved and darkened scenes; topside: Eskimo hunter with bow and arrow facing 4 caribou; bird perched on seal; inscription: "Alaske [sic] Oct 14, 1899 $20.00"; underside: seals, walrus in water; 1 of 2 feet missing.Hearst Museum object 12 of 17 titled Cribbage board, accession number 2-143, described as Walrus tusk with drilled holes; engraved and darkened scenes; topside: Eskimo hunter with bow and arrow facing 4 caribou; bird perched on seal; inscription: "Alaske [sic] Oct 14, 1899 $20.00"; underside: seals, walrus in water; 1 of 2 feet missing.Hearst Museum object 13 of 17 titled Cribbage board, accession number 2-143, described as Walrus tusk with drilled holes; engraved and darkened scenes; topside: Eskimo hunter with bow and arrow facing 4 caribou; bird perched on seal; inscription: "Alaske [sic] Oct 14, 1899 $20.00"; underside: seals, walrus in water; 1 of 2 feet missing.Hearst Museum object 14 of 17 titled Cribbage board, accession number 2-143, described as Walrus tusk with drilled holes; engraved and darkened scenes; topside: Eskimo hunter with bow and arrow facing 4 caribou; bird perched on seal; inscription: "Alaske [sic] Oct 14, 1899 $20.00"; underside: seals, walrus in water; 1 of 2 feet missing.Hearst Museum object 15 of 17 titled Cribbage board, accession number 2-143, described as Walrus tusk with drilled holes; engraved and darkened scenes; topside: Eskimo hunter with bow and arrow facing 4 caribou; bird perched on seal; inscription: "Alaske [sic] Oct 14, 1899 $20.00"; underside: seals, walrus in water; 1 of 2 feet missing.Hearst Museum object 16 of 17 titled Cribbage board, accession number 2-143, described as Walrus tusk with drilled holes; engraved and darkened scenes; topside: Eskimo hunter with bow and arrow facing 4 caribou; bird perched on seal; inscription: "Alaske [sic] Oct 14, 1899 $20.00"; underside: seals, walrus in water; 1 of 2 feet missing.Hearst Museum object 17 of 17 titled Cribbage board, accession number 2-143, described as Walrus tusk with drilled holes; engraved and darkened scenes; topside: Eskimo hunter with bow and arrow facing 4 caribou; bird perched on seal; inscription: "Alaske [sic] Oct 14, 1899 $20.00"; underside: seals, walrus in water; 1 of 2 feet missing.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Cribbage board, accession number 2-143, described as Walrus tusk with drilled holes; engraved and darkened scenes; topside: Eskimo hunter with bow and arrow facing 4 caribou; bird perched on seal; inscription: "Alaske [sic] Oct 14, 1899 $20.00"; underside: seals, walrus in water; 1 of 2 feet missing.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Cribbage board, accession number 2-143, described as Walrus tusk with drilled holes; engraved and darkened scenes; topside: Eskimo hunter with bow and arrow facing 4 caribou; bird perched on seal; inscription: "Alaske [sic] Oct 14, 1899 $20.00"; underside: seals, walrus in water; 1 of 2 feet missing.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Cribbage board, accession number 2-143, described as Walrus tusk with drilled holes; engraved and darkened scenes; topside: Eskimo hunter with bow and arrow facing 4 caribou; bird perched on seal; inscription: "Alaske [sic] Oct 14, 1899 $20.00"; underside: seals, walrus in water; 1 of 2 feet missing.

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