Collection: Fry

Item Number: Fry0063

Category: Effigy

Region: Arctic

Tribe: Eskimo

Period: 1875-1900

Materials: Walrus ivory

Description: Walrus ivory handle with a different whale effigy at each end. The particular use of this handle is not known.

Dimensions: Length 3.25 inches

Provenance:

Paul Gray, Old Chatham, N.Y.

Exhibitions:

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

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