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Description

This is a flat, rectangular piece of ivory, broken at either end and engraved on both faces. One side depicts what appears to be a seal with a line attached to it. In front of the seal is a stick figure of an individual holding a harpoon, leaning forward as if against the weight of the line. On the other side of that figure is what appears to be another stick figure of a person, oriented ninety degrees to the other. This may be an example of a ‘hunting score’, recording in graphic form the results of a hunt. The opposite side is decorated with paired lines that zig-zag across the face of the object.

  • Collection: Macfarlane Collection
  • Catalogue Number: E7454-0
  • Object Type: graphic art
  • Materials: ivory, charcoal
  • Manufacturing Techniques: staining, incising
  • Tags: art

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