Carved Tusk

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Carved Tusk

Entry/Object ID

230/3880

Description

Scrimshaw

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Made/Created

Place

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

State/Province

Alaska

Country

Canada

Culture/Tribe

Inuit

First Nation, Native American

Notes

Accession book does not indicate geographic or tribal affiliation. Scrimshaws were often created by British/American whalers.

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

TUSK CARVINGS

Dimensions

Width

2 in

Length

17 in

Parts

Count

1

Material

IVORY

Condition

Overall Condition

Good