Photo of collection object Drag Handle shaped like a bear's head — Eskimo. Drag Handle shaped like a bear's head, 19th century. Ivory, iron, hide, 3 1/4 x 7 /8 x 13/16 in. or (8.3 x 2.2 x 2.1 cm). Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.224.168. Creative Commons-BY.

Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum

Drag Handle shaped like a bear's head

19th century

Eskimo

Arts of the Americas

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Eskimo
Classification: Hunting/Fishing/Trapping
Formatted Medium: Ivory, iron, hide
Medium: ivory, iron, hide
Locations: Possible place made: Canada, Possible place made: United States
Dimensions: 3 1/4 x 7 /8 x 13/16 in. or (8.3 x 2.2 x 2.1 cm)
Departments: Arts of the Americas
Accession Number: 86.224.168
Credit Line: Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc.
Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY
Museum Location: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
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