Name/Title
Bull walrus skull from the Alaska Packers yard, c. 1890sEntry/Object ID
2021.13.1Description
Acc. No. 21.13.1
Subject Category: Businesses of Alameda; Alaska Packers
Date or Period: 1890s
Object: Skull, animal
Description: Bleached polished skull with tusks of a bull walrus.
Skull has been reinforced with a metal pipe, staples, and wires.
Size: (Approximately) 29" x 17" x 12"
History of Object: Head of a walrus, which reportedly was found on or in the ice by one of the men from the Alaska Packers Fleet, and was presented to a Captain. It was subsequently on display at the Alaska Packers yard, and was donated to the museum in 1954.
Acquired from: Mr. Alfred Gibson
Donated: July 1954
Catalog Date: 1/31/2021