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Carved Walrus Tusk Cribbage Board

Carved Walrus Tusk Cribbage Board

Inuit carved walrus tusk cribbage board with killer whales, multiple animals including seals, walrus, small whales and mammals. Exceptional carved walnut tusk from Nunivak Island. Made as a cribbage board. There are similar examples in the American Museum of Natural History and the US National Museum. 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 Inuit’s survival were often represented.

PERIOD: Late 20th Century

ORIGIN: Northwest Coast - Alaskan, Native American

SIZE: 24"L x 10 1/2"H x 2 1/2"W at mouth

$8,400.00

Original: $24,000.00

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Carved Walrus Tusk Cribbage Board—

$24,000.00

$8,400.00

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Inuit carved walrus tusk cribbage board with killer whales, multiple animals including seals, walrus, small whales and mammals. Exceptional carved walnut tusk from Nunivak Island. Made as a cribbage board. There are similar examples in the American Museum of Natural History and the US National Museum. 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 Inuit’s survival were often represented.

PERIOD: Late 20th Century

ORIGIN: Northwest Coast - Alaskan, Native American

SIZE: 24"L x 10 1/2"H x 2 1/2"W at mouth