Spear, seal

Description

Seal spear and ice chisel made from a walrus tusk split down the centre and fitted to a shaft: Inuit, Mackenzie River

Museum reference

IL.2021.17.11

Collection

Americas

Object name

Spear, seal, Chisel, ice

Production information

Mackenzie River, Canada, North America

Style / Culture

Central Region Inuit

Materials

Tusk, walrus

Physical description

Walrus tusk split down the centre and fitted to a shaft

Associations

Rae of Orkney Collection
Collector: Rae, John, Dr, 1813 - 1893

Exhibitions

• Dr John Rae the Explorer and Collector (01 Apr 2013 - 05 Nov 2013)
  Stromness Museum

Credit

On loan from The University of Edinburgh