Inuit
Scrimshaw Decorated with Birds and a Harbor or Village
Inuit, 1866-1932
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Inuit
Scrimshaw Decorated with Birds and a Harbor or Village
Inuit, 1866-1932
Physical Qualities
Walrus ivory, 20 3/4 × 3 1/8 × 1 7/8 in. (52.7 × 8 × 4.8 cm.)
Credit Line
John Erikson Collection
Object Number
1955.173.1
Walrus tusk with etchings of birds (owl and geese) on one side and harbor/village illustration on the opposite side.
Purchased by John Erikson in Alaska ca. 1900
Baltimore Museum of Art, "John Erikson Collection of Eskimo Art", December 17, 1963-January ?, 1964.
Inscribed: none
