Cribbage Board
50-16-1
From: United States of America | Alaska | Aleutian Islands | Unalaska Island
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 50-16-1 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Eskimo |
| Provenience | United States of America | Alaska | Aleutian Islands | Unalaska Island |
| Culture Area | Arctic Culture Area |
| Period | Early 20th Century |
| Date Made | Circa 1900 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Walrus Tusk | Ivory |
| Description | Walrus tusk. 4 ivory knobs pegged into under surface. 4 ivory score pegs kept in hole in base of tusk, the hole closed with ivory stopper. Sailing ship carved in relief on top surface near base of tusk, salmon toward tip; 6 score sections between. Detail etched and darkened. Carved by AN TIB, native of Unalaska. |
| Length | 55 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Henry V. Gummere, 1950 |
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