Earring

Name/Title

Earring

Description

Carved ivory earring, round flat disc has "stem" extending down from it with two holes drilled through it. Four rings are incised and darkened around brass nail on disc. Hook on back. Helen N.P. Pardee Collection Catalog: "134 - Ivory earrings - Carved by Esquimaux" Reference: Aleut and Eskimo Art, D.J. Ray, p. 142: photos of similar earrings from Nunivak Island adn Cape Vancouver.

Dimensions

Width

1.5 cm

Length

2.2 cm

Material

Walrus Tusk, Brass, Ivory