Museum Collections
Luce Center
Scrimshaw cribbage board
Object Number:
1943.154
Date:
1895-1905
Medium:
Ivory, pigment
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 17 1/4 x 3 1/8 in. ( 5.1 x 43.8 x 7.9 cm )
Description:
Cross-section of tusk with cribbage board inscribed and blackened on obverse with figures cards in sleds pulled by dogs/reindeer, two hands holding cards with an oval cartouche, and a figure paddling a kayak, reverse inscribed within two kayakers hunting reindeer on one side; seals and blow-whale on other standing on three pegs.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Fanny Shapiro
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.