Carving depicting a camp and a whale hunt
Carving depicting a camp and a whale hunt

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Carving depicting a camp and a whale hunt,

before 1894

Iñupiaq
PU 8170

Information

Title
Carving depicting a camp and a whale hunt
Dates

before 1894

Medium
Walrus ivory
Dimensions
h. 3.8 cm., w. 6.2 cm., d. 4.1 cm. (1 1/2 x 2 7/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Lent by the Department of Geosciences, Princeton University
Object Number
PU 8170
Place Collected

North America, United States, Alaska, Utqiagvik, North Alaska

Culture
Native American, Inupiaq
Period
Alaskan Native styles
Type
ivories, carving, ceremonial objects
Materials
ivory
Subject
hunting, hunting, figures (representations), camps (temporary settlements), mammals, mammals

Collected by George Thornton Emmons; Given to Elizabeth Marsh Museum (Princeton Museum of Natural History), 1894

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