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Inuit Cribbage Board
Inuit carved and scrimshawed cribbage board of mammoth ivory with a figure of a sea lion and polar bear each floating on an ice pack. These carvings were usually small carvings from walrus ivory, representing local animals and Inuit themselves, going about everyday life. Seals, caribou, polar bears, birds, and other animals important to Inuit’s survival were often represented.
PERIOD: Early 20th Century
ORIGIN: Arctic - Inuit, Native American
SIZE: 14" x 5"
Inuit carved and scrimshawed cribbage board of mammoth ivory with a figure of a sea lion and polar bear each floating on an ice pack. These carvings were usually small carvings from walrus ivory, representing local animals and Inuit themselves, going about everyday life. Seals, caribou, polar bears, birds, and other animals important to Inuit’s survival were often represented.
PERIOD: Early 20th Century
ORIGIN: Arctic - Inuit, Native American
SIZE: 14" x 5"
$3,000.00
Inuit Cribbage Board—
$3,000.00
Description
Inuit carved and scrimshawed cribbage board of mammoth ivory with a figure of a sea lion and polar bear each floating on an ice pack. These carvings were usually small carvings from walrus ivory, representing local animals and Inuit themselves, going about everyday life. Seals, caribou, polar bears, birds, and other animals important to Inuit’s survival were often represented.
PERIOD: Early 20th Century
ORIGIN: Arctic - Inuit, Native American
SIZE: 14" x 5"
