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Handle in the form of a seal,
1800–present

Alaskan Native

Historic

1997-301

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Title

Handle in the form of a seal

Dates

1800–present

Medium

Walrus ivory

Dimensions

h. 18.0 cm., w. 9.0 cm., d. 2.8 cm. (7 1/16 x 3 9/16 x 1 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

The Lloyd E. Cotsen, Class of 1950, Eskimo Bone and Ivory Carving Collection

Object Number

1997-301

Place Collected

North America, United States, Alaska

Culture

Native American

Period

Alaskan Native styles

Type

handles: tool components, ivories

Materials

ivory

Subject

seals

"Acquisitions of the Art Museum 1997," in "A Window into Collecting American Folk Art: The Edward Duff Balken Collection at Princeton," special issue, <em>Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University</em> 57, no. 1/2 (1998): p. 164-208., pp. 172–173 (illus.)

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Alaskan Native, Historic, 1800–present, Alaska, United States, Arctic, Handle in the form of a seal. Walrus ivory; 18 x 9 x 2.8 cm. The Lloyd E. Cotsen, Class of 1950, Eskimo Bone and Ivory Carving Collection (1997-301) https://artmuseum-beta.princeton.edu/art/collections/objects/38010

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