#7 • Walrus Ivory Seal Cribbage Board w/ Playing Pegs

Part of September 2026 Treasure Trove Auction (timed auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $130.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic Objects

A walrus ivory cribbage board featuring four reclining seals arranged around the playing surface, their faces and flippers detailed with black scrimshaw. The rectangular board has drilled scoring holes, incised black grid lines, and four removable ivory playing pegs. One of the seals has a drilled hole for a threaded thong; each playing peg has a corresponding hole for the thong to be used to retain the pegs tied to the board for storage; thong is no longer present. The entire board measures approximately 3.25" x 1.75", without scoring pegs.