Native American Indian artifact from the Fry collection - Eskimo Handle

Collection: Fry

Item Number: Fry0081

Category: Handle - Drum Handle

Region: Arctic

Tribe: Eskimo

Period: 1875-1900

Materials: Walrus ivory

Description: Drum handle of walrus ivory with the face of a woman on the end of the handle. Handles like this were used to support the tamborine style drums utilized by the Eskimos of the Bering Sea.

Dimensions: Length 3.25 inches

Provenance:

Paul Gray, Old Chatham, N.Y.

Exhibitions:

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