Carved animal, probably polar bear | Providence Public Library

Scrimshaw Collection

Title:: Carved animal, probably polar bear
Description/Caption:: Material: Walrus tusk
Date: late 19th or early 20th Century
Pigment: Black in ears, eyes, nostrils, mouth
Design description: Simple carved animal stands on four legs
Collection:: Scrimshaw Collection
Item Type:: Carved Animal
Item ID:: nwcS063h
Author/Creator:: Unknown, probably Eskimo
Dimensions:: Length: 2 1/8" 5.40 cm; Width: 1/2" 1.2 cm; Height 7/8" 2.22 cm
Location:: PPL Special Collections
Source:: Paul C. Nicholson Whaling Collection
Notes:: Condition: good, dirty; Cleaned 31 January 2000; Other notes: Location: Box #3; Cataloged by Judith N. Lund 31 January 2000
Tags/Keywords:: animal, carving, polar bear, scrimshaw, walrus tusk, whaling

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