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1974.22.10

Walrus tusk. The tusk has been polished and has been perforated near the tip. [CW [OPS move] 26/7/2016]

1974.22.10

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Collection type
Object
Description
Walrus tusk. The tusk has been polished and has been perforated near the tip. [CW [OPS move] 26/7/2016]
Geographical reference
United States of America
Northern America > North America > United States of America
Alaska St Lawrence Island
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1891?, uncertain
Date collected
?1891
Acquisition information
Donated: 1974
Materials and processes
Material Walrus Ivory Tooth Animal, Process Perforated, Process Polished
Dimensions
Width: max 48 mm, Length: max 536 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1974.22.10
Research and responses

Collector was donor's father. Francis Baden-Powell is donor's son.

Full name of Donald Baden-Powell source: Donor Index cards, Antiquities Department, Ashmolean Museum [L.Ph 23/3/2004]

Search terms: Animalia, Specimen, Animal Part