1983, excavated by Eskimos at Kukulik site (Saint Lawrence Island, Alaska, USA)
1983, purchased by (Ron Nasser, HRN Primitives, New York, New York, USA)
1983-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Engraved Cylinder, ca. 300 BCE
- Okvik, Native American
Walrus ivory stained black by mineral (graphite) seepage
- Overall: 3 5/8 × 3/4 × 1/2 inches (9.2 × 1.9 × 1.3 cm)
Gift of Ron Nasser
1983.47
Department
Africa, Oceania & Indigenous Americas
Details
Okvik, Native American, Engraved Cylinder, ca. 300 BCE, walrus ivory stained black by mineral (graphite) seepage. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Ron Nasser, 1983.47.
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