Wrist Guard
AD 800-1200
Culture
Punuk
Locale
Alaska
St. Lawrence Island
Country
United States
Object
object
Medium
Walrus ivory
Accession Number
1949.1904
Credit Line
Funds from F. H. Douglas
Punuk artist, Wrist Guard, 800-1200 A.D. Ivory; 2 5/8 x 1 in. Denver Art Museum; Funds from F.H. Douglas, 1949.1904
Dimensions
width: 1 in, 2.5400 cm; length: 2 5/8 in, 6.6675 cm
Department
Native Arts
Collection
Indigenous Arts of North America
Known Provenance
Made by the artist, Seklowaghayaget, St. Lawrence Island, AK, 800-1200 CE; Acquired by Norman Potosky [d. 2007] and Romayne Potosky, Normandy Park, WA, 1943- 1949; Purchased by the Denver Art Museum, 7 June 1949.
