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Carved Walrus Ivory Tusks
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Washington, DC, United States
Catalog numbers E394453 (left) and E394454 (right), a pair of carved walrus ivory tusks. These tusks were collected by Edward Darlington Jones from Nunivak Island, Alaska. E394453 features openwork carvings representing different animals, including bears, seals, walruses, and fish, and terminating at the base of the tusk in a carving of an eared mammal with an open mouth and rows of large teeth. E394454 features openwork carvings representing fish and mammals, including salmon and seals.
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- Title: Carved Walrus Ivory Tusks
- Location: Nunivak Island, Bering Sea, Alaska, United States, North America
- Type: Carving
- Rights: This image was obtained from the Smithsonian Institution. The image or its contents may be protected by international copyright laws. http://www.si.edu/termsofuse
- External Link: View this object record in the Smithsonian Institution Collections Search Center, View this object record in the Smithsonian Institution Collections Search Center
- USNM Catalog Number(s): E394453-0, E394454-0
- Photo Credit: Chip Clark, Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History
- Field: Ethnology
- Accession Date: 1957-01-22
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