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Inuit Cribbage Board
Inuit carved walrus ivory cribbage board with figural walrus finial. Highly decorative board having "Alaska" with a polar bear eating salmon on one side, and the husky pulled dog sled with musher on reverse. Complete with eight original pegs in the form of sea birds, salmon and seals. 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. 9" overall
PERIOD: Unknown
ORIGIN: Arctic - Inuit, Native American
SIZE: 9" overall
$770.00
Original: $2,200.00
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$2,200.00
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Inuit carved walrus ivory cribbage board with figural walrus finial. Highly decorative board having "Alaska" with a polar bear eating salmon on one side, and the husky pulled dog sled with musher on reverse. Complete with eight original pegs in the form of sea birds, salmon and seals. 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. 9" overall
PERIOD: Unknown
ORIGIN: Arctic - Inuit, Native American
SIZE: 9" overall
