Brooch
Name/Title
BroochEntry/Object ID
1993.23.08Description
Walrus ivory, oval-shaped with Native kayaker which is carved in it using scrimshaw technique; large gold ingot is inset behind and above kayaker; setting is steel pin with closing clasp, stamped on shaft of clasp is a patent number “2066969”?; small off-white box with lid and cotton padding, on top is printed in marker “Ivory pin Gold nugget, 1957,” in bottom is card “ANAC, ESKIMO, Made in Alaska, Certified by the Alaska Native Arts & Crafts Clearing House” include image of Native kayaker; second small card describing history of skrimshaw.Collection
PermanentAcquisition
Accession
1993.23Source or Donor
Thelma MoyarsNotes
Sister of Ila ScottMark, Engraving or Stamp
Type
Patent NumberLocation
On shaft of claspTranscription
2066969 (?)Ethnography
Cultural Region
State/Province
AlaskaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaCulture/Tribe
Aleut, Eskimo, Yupik
Native American, First Nation