Scrimshaw Carving
1977.01.0272
Detailed Images
Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Scrimshaw Carving (1977.01.0272) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | None |
| Geographic Location | |
| Period/Date | Soviet Era 1922-1991, 1971 |
| Culture | Chukchi |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Length) | 43.6 cm |
|---|---|
| Dimension 2 (Width) | 6.1 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | 3.7 cm |
| Weight | 794 g |
| Measuring Remarks | None |
| Materials | Pigment--Dye, Animal--Tooth--Ivory, Animal--Mammal--Marine--Walrus |
| Manufacturing Processes | Incising, Painting |
| Munsell Color Information | waived |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | N/A |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | Compare to 2001.100.2197, 1990 Chukchi in the New Bedford Whaling Museum Collection and 2001.100.2198, 1982 Chukchi |
| Bibliography | Mitlyanskaya, Tamara, et al. âNative Carvers and Outsider Artists: Patterns of Interaction in Siberian Eskimo/Chukchi Ivory Carving.â Arctic Anthropology, vol. 33, no. 1, 1996, pp. 67â88. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/40316396. Accessed 26 Aug. 2020. Uelen hunters and artists by Mikhail M. Brohnshtein. Online publication: Jan. 20, 2009 URI https://id.erudit.org/iderudit/019716ar An article of the journal Études/Inuit/Studies Volume 31, Issue 1–2, 2007, p. 83–101 Tchoukotka |
Artifact History
| Archaeological Data | N/A |
|---|---|
| Credit Line/Dedication | Avery Brundage Collection |
| Reproduction | No |
| Reproduction Information | N/A |