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Ikuun
Ikuun
Ikuun
DepartmentTextiles-United States & Canada

Ikuun

NameScraper for animal skin
Artist Artist Not Recorded
CultureIñupiaq
Daten.d.
Place madeUivvaq and Tikiġaq (Cape Lisburne and Point Hope), ALASKA, United States, within Arctic Circle, NORTH AMERICA
Mediumwalrus ivory
DimensionsL 3.75" x W 3.25" x D 1.5"
Credit LineIFAF Collection, Gift of Benjamin Rogers
Object numberFA.1971.68.3
Collections
DescriptionRounded shell with grooves for three fingers at top (four notches - outer left one recently broken off). Indention to place thumb on left hand side of front.
Uluuraq or uluaq
Uluuraq or uluaq
Artist Not Recorded
late 19th century to early 20th century (ca. 1880-1910)
Goat pulling cart thimble holder
Goat pulling cart thimble holder
Artist Not Recorded
Early 20th century
Acorn shaped thimble holder
Acorn shaped thimble holder
18th-19th century
Umiak with dolls
Umiak with dolls
ca.1940s
Scythe
Scythe
Collected 1961-1962
Guitar
Guitar
Artist Not Recorded
Palma or Matachines Wand
Palma or Matachines Wand
Artist Not Recorded
Shoe shaped mending kit
Shoe shaped mending kit
Artist Not Recorded
Mid-late19th century
Inupiaq Doll
Inupiaq Doll
Iva Lisbourne
1980s - 2009
Inuguaq (child’s play doll)
Inuguaq (child’s play doll)
Artist Not Recorded
19th century
Child’s coat
Child’s coat
Artist Not Recorded
1922
Wool pin cushion with sterling thimble
Wool pin cushion with sterling thimble
Artist Not Recorded
Early 20th century
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