Collection: Fry

Item Number: Fry0020

Category: Pick - Root Pick

Region: Arctic

Tribe: Eskimo

Period: 1875-1900

Materials: Wood and walrus tusk

Description: Root pick for digging onion like vegetables. The thin tusk, secured to the handle by seal hide line, is probably from a female walrus.

Dimensions: Length 22.5 inches; Width 16 inches

Exhibitions:

Lure of the Arctic, Cincinnati Art Museum, October 2007 - January 2008

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