Scraper
42073
From: Alaska | Point Barrow
Curatorial Section: American
Native Name | Ah-Rigow-Tig |
Object Number | 42073 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Eskimo |
Provenience | Alaska | Point Barrow |
Culture Area | Arctic Culture Area |
Section | American |
Materials | Walrus Ivory | Bead | Seal Claws |
Technique | Carved |
Description | Ice scratcher made of walrus ivory. Carved in the shape of a seal with blue eyes. Large Russian trade bead inserted three quarters of the way down the shaft. Ah-rigow-ti(g). Seal claws at the end. |
Length | 27.5 cm |
Credit Line | E. A. McIlhenny Expedition to Point Barrow, 1899 |
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