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Carved ivory walrus tusk; seals and walruses
Carved ivory walrus tusk; seals and walruses

Carved ivory walrus tusk; seals and walruses

Dateca. 1910
Maker Yup'ik , from Nunivak Island, Alaska, territory of the Central Yup'ik
Object number47.65
Published ReferencesHandbook, Seattle Art Museum: Selected Works from the Permanent Collections, Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1951, p. 8 (b&w)
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions3 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. (8.26 x 5.72 cm) L.: 23 in.
MediumWalrus ivory
Carved ivory tusk; sea gull, seals, walruses
Carved ivory tusk; sea gull, seals, walruses
Yup'ik
ca. 1915
Object number: 47.144
Ivory tusk: engraved hunting scenes
Ivory tusk: engraved hunting scenes
Yup'ik
ca. 1905
Object number: 50.43
Carrying handle, engraved
Carrying handle, engraved
Yup'ik
1870s or 1880s
Object number: 48.156
Figure of a seal
Figure of a seal
Inuit
Object number: SC93.64
Carved Ivory Tusk Depicting the Slave Trade
Carved Ivory Tusk Depicting the Slave Trade
Congolese
Object number: 47.145
Knife (Ulu)
Knife (Ulu)
Inuit
Object number: 91.1.90
Harpoon spear point holder
Harpoon spear point holder
Inuit
Object number: 48.155
Image Not Available for Baleen basket with walrus head finial
Baleen basket with walrus head finial
Marvin Sabvan Peter (Iñupiat, 1911-1962)
mid 20th century
Object number: 2024.19.128
Image Not Available for Small baleen basket with walrus finial
Small baleen basket with walrus finial
attrib. to Kinuktuk (Iñupiat, 1871-1941)
mid-late 20th century
Object number: 2024.19.145
Image Not Available for Lidded baleen basket with walrus head finial
Lidded baleen basket with walrus head finial
late 19th century
Object number: 2024.19.301
Female figure standing
Female figure standing
Chinese
618-906
Object number: 60.50
Carved Ivory (Netsuke), Fox disguised as a Buddhist nun.
Carved Ivory (Netsuke), Fox disguised as a Buddhist nun.
Japanese
19th century
Object number: 98.47.69