Artist:Alaska Native
Medium: Walrus tusk, black ash or graphite, oil
Geograhical Locations:
Dates:late 19th century
Dimensions: 14 13/16 x 2 5/16 in. (37.6 x 5.9 cm)
Collections:
Accession Number: 20.894
Image: 20.894_acetate_bw.jpg,
Catalogue Description: The walrus tusk is engraved with different scenes, each having its own groundline in space. The scenes include: men netting fish or seal and birds flying above; men hunting bear and deer using spears and bows & arrows; large whale with spume coming out of its blowhole along with several fins in the water nearby; a dog sled; two bears wrestling and a man lassoing a bird.