Billiken, walrus?

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  1. J Dagger

    J Dagger Well-Known Member

    DB7BC01B-66FE-4F36-92D4-5BF1D5D040B3.jpeg 8787CB67-8A53-453A-BEC9-2F23834F4553.jpeg Just wanting to confirm material on this little guy. Walrus? Not sure if these were actually native carved or not?
    Edit: spelling
     
    Last edited: Jul 19, 2020
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  2. blooey

    blooey Well-Known Member

    Looks like walrus tusk for sure.
     
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  3. J Dagger

    J Dagger Well-Known Member

    Thanks!
     
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  4. J Dagger

    J Dagger Well-Known Member

    These things were popular early 20th c right?
     
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  5. 2manybooks

    2manybooks Well-Known Member

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  6. J Dagger

    J Dagger Well-Known Member

    Interesting history! I didn’t know most of this! Glad there is an explanation as to why native Alaskans were carving these in native ivory. That confused me!
     
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  7. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    that's a nice one.........
     
  8. J Dagger

    J Dagger Well-Known Member

    Thanks. I got a pile of them a while back. This is the first one I plucked out of the box.
     
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  9. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    I hope they are all of the same ilk !!!
     
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  10. J Dagger

    J Dagger Well-Known Member

    I think they are all pretty good. I purchased on a photo and haven’t taken them out yet. When I do I’ll post here.
     
  11. J Dagger

    J Dagger Well-Known Member

    Got curious. Here is #2: 7AF0F9F3-36E0-49C8-9554-B1DC3675FD3C.jpeg 1BBB2882-378E-4B70-B067-F9ACD6BE1076.jpeg Also walrus it seems.
     
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  12. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    so it would seem...!:happy::happy:
     
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