Engraved Walrus Tusk
date: label: Accession Date
content: 10 Mar 1945
name: label: Donor Name
content: John G. Haviland
notes: label: Notes
content: From card: "Engraved in perspective on both sides with scenes illustrating daily life typical of the Maritime Chuckchee [Chukchi], as evidenced in the house types, reindeer transportation, methods of fishing, and type of clothing. Engraved lines filled in with black, red, green, and brown colors. Inscribed in Russian" "As a souvenir of the Chuckchee, Straits of Lawrence, 1943. Artist, Onno." Presented to donor by Mr. I. D. Ziatsev, Chief of the Arctic Group, Soviet Government Purchasing Commission. Excellent specimen."
label: Record Last Modified
content: 30 Jul 2020
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: East Coast, Chukchee Peninsula (Chukchi Peninsula), Siberia, Russia, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Chukchi
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 169759
label: USNM Number
content: E383641-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Carving