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Incised Fish-Shaped Object66.63.2

By exchange

Culture
Eskimo
Material
walrus ivory
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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Fossil Bone with Incised Design64.249

This is a cylinder shaped piece of ivory incised with abstract cirles, loops and lines that might represent faces.This is definately walrus ivory, not bone.

Culture
Old Bering Sea
Material
walrus ivory
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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Walrus Tusk Ivory engraved with pictures of everyday activities44.34.3

This is a long curved tusk engraved [scrimshaw is a non-Native term for this type of engraving on ivory] with scenes depicting men hunting walrus in boats, scenes of village huts and food preparation. There is a break in it.

Culture
Inupiaq Eskimo
Material
walrus tusk ivory
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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Bracelet, Carved, Incised60.2/5502
Walrus Tusk60.1/8829 A
Engraved Tusk60.1/8330

WHALES: GIANTS OF THE DEEP (AMNH, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, USA, 2013)

Culture
Eskimo
Material
walrus ivory and pigment
Made in
Alaska, USA
Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
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P IP E60.1/7204 A
Necklace, Shaman's16.1/1188