Pre 1972 Walrus Ivory Tusk Piece 09A

Pre 1972 Walrus Ivory piece good for scrimshaw, jewelry or carving. 13 1/2" long x 2 1/2 x 13/8" wide. This piece has a 6 1/2" hollow the other 1/2 is solid section (see photos). This is a great piece with a good feel in the hand. Ships FREE in U.S. For U.S. Sales only. Excavated on St. Lawrence Island by Eskimo people known as Siberian Yupik. For over 5,000 years the Yupiks had villages along the Bering Sea and fashioned sled runners, net weights, chopping tools and other utensils out of readily available ivory. That ivory became hidden from the world for centuries, when it was discarded in the village middens (dumps) along with tusks and bones of walrus, whales and seals. Only now is that ancient ivory being unearthed, excavated by the descendants of the primitive Yupiks that worked it.