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1925.11.22

Tusk of a young walrus, probably used as a marlinspike. [El.B 14/06/2012]

1925.11.22

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Collection type
Object
Description
Tusk of a young walrus, probably used as a marlinspike. [El.B 14/06/2012]
Geographical reference
Canada
Northern America > North America > Canada
Nunavut Qikiqtaaluk Region [Baffin Island] Pond Inlet
Cultural groups
Inuit (Greenland)
Inuit
Person
Field collector Henry Toke Munn
PRM source Henry Toke Munn
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1925
Date collected
By 1920
Acquisition information
Donated: 1925
Materials and processes
Material Walrus Ivory Tooth Animal
Dimensions
Width: max 21 mm, Length: max 141 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1925.11.22 Other numbers: 1925.152
Research and responses

Marline-spike, marlinspike - An iron tool tapering to a point, used to separate the strands of rope in splicing, as a lever in marling, etc. [OED online] [AP 19/5/2000]

Search terms: Tool, Animalia, Animal Part, Marlinspike

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