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1920.33.1

Sledge-runner made from walrus tusk [JU 30/10/2014]

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1920.33.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Sledge-runner made from walrus tusk [JU 30/10/2014]
Cultural groups
Inuit (Greenland)
Inuit
Person
Field collector Henry Balfour
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1920
Date collected
By 1920
Acquisition information
Donated: 07/1920
Materials and processes
Material Walrus Ivory Tooth Animal, Process Carved, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Width: max 28 mm, Length: max 636 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1920.33.1
Associated publications
Illustrated in black and white as Plate IX in Penniman, T.K., 1956, 'Pictures of ivory and other animal teeth, bone and antler: with a brief commentary on their use and identification', Occasional Papers on Technology 5, Oxford University Press, Oxford. The caption reads '2. Eskimo sledge-runners of walrus tusk showing inner marbled dentine from base to tip' [JU 30/10/2014]

Search terms: Transport and Travel, Sledge Accessory

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