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
- Framed: 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
- Eskimo
- Engraving (incising)
- Graphite
- Ivory
- Archaeological object
- Saint lawrence island
Details
Provenance
Rights Status
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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