Cribbage Board (Kaltarwig)
Walrus ivory, baleen, pigments
Nunivak Island ca. 1925-30
Cribbage is a card game that became very popular when the Yankee whalers arrived in Northern Alaska. Inupiaq carvers made cribbage boards on full walrus tusks, a design that eventually made its way to Nunivak Island.
UAF Museum accession # UA83-003-0038