Title

Harpooner's charm

Date19th Century

Mediumivory

Dimensions1/2 × 3 1/8 in. (1.3 × 7.9 cm)

Donor credit lineKendall Whaling Museum Collection Transfer

Object number2001.100.2231

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionA charm from a talismanic necklace carved in walrus ivory in the form of a rorqual and drilled to accommodate the necklace string. The kind of charm traditionally worn by Yupik and Inupiat harpooners.ProvenanceCollection number 8-579 painted on; of a kind traditionally worn by Yupik and Inupiat harpooneers. Hurst Gallery, Cambridge, 02/28/1995

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