Physical Qualities
Wood, walrus ivory, pigment, 19 11/16 in (approx.). (50 cm.)
Credit Line
John Erikson Collection
Object Number
1955.167.5
Carved ivory piece set in wood handle (round hole in wood at one end). Ivory: Carved animals include (center, tip to handle): seal or walrus heads (surfacing from water), seal, seal with pup on its back, seal head (surfacing from water) and its tail, two seals floating on their backs and a beluga whale. Down both sides are waterfowl. At the base near the handle are a human figure (left) and beluga whale (right)
Purchased by John Erikson in Alaska ca 1900
Darienne Turner, The Baltimore Museum of Art, “Arctic Artistry”, July 17, 2022-January 8, 2023.
BMA, Vitrines, May Wing, Summer 1957.
BMA, Vitrines, May Wing, Summer 1957.
Inscribed: white label with red border, red ink, BMA receipt number: '3245-11'
