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Alaskan Scrimshawed Cribbage Board
Inuit carved ivory cribbbage board with scrimshaw of a sled dog, arrow, hand, seal and face. Carved project banner reads Nome Alaska. End cap opens for pegs. These carvings were usually small carvings from walrus ivory, representing local animals and Inuit themselves, going about everyday life. Seals, caribou, polar bears, birds, and other animals important to Inuitās survival were often represented.
PERIOD: Early 20th Century
ORIGIN: Northwest Coast - Alaskan, Native American
SIZE: 19 3/4"
$4,000.00
Alaskan Scrimshawed Cribbage Boardā
$4,000.00
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Inuit carved ivory cribbbage board with scrimshaw of a sled dog, arrow, hand, seal and face. Carved project banner reads Nome Alaska. End cap opens for pegs. These carvings were usually small carvings from walrus ivory, representing local animals and Inuit themselves, going about everyday life. Seals, caribou, polar bears, birds, and other animals important to Inuitās survival were often represented.
PERIOD: Early 20th Century
ORIGIN: Northwest Coast - Alaskan, Native American
SIZE: 19 3/4"
