Title

Cribbage board

Mediumwalrus ivory

Dimensions2 1/4 × 1 1/2 × 16 5/8 in. (5.7 × 3.8 × 42.2 cm)

Object number1935.68.22

Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum

DescriptionMedium-sized walrus tusk, trimmed, squared edges, monochrome engraved both sides. Recto: four spotted seals on an ice floe; three striped seals on an ice floe; cribbage board with zigzag geometric border and a central vignete of a branch with leaves. Verso: a fox chasing a reindeer; an Eskmo in a kayak pursuing a seal that is presumably tethered to a bladder. Peg foot absent. The branch with leaves is distinctive in standpoint of clarity of style.

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