#48 • Whale Tooth Scrimshaw Cribbage Board - Nuguruk

Part of Athena Estate Auction Part 3 (timed auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $400.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic Objects

A mineralized whale tooth cribbage board with scrimshaw depicting an Alaskan cache among spruce trees. The larger end of the tusk is open, revealing the secondary dentine. Piece has a brown felt base, and is signed by Seattle-based "Nuguruk" c.1960s to the right of the image. Measures approximately 6" x 2.25" x 1.5"