Ivory eye (ring) for sledge dogs' traces
Greenland dog gear
2 3/8 x 1 5/8 x 1/2 in. (6 x 4 x 1 cm)Inuit (aka Eskimo, Inuk)
Object Type:
dog gear
Creation Places:
North America, Greenland, Northwest Greenland
Medium and Support:
ivory
Credit Line:
Gift of Donald and Miriam MacMillan
Accession Number:
1967.94.b
Each dog has a separate trace which leads through these rings. In case of sighting a polar bear, or other trouble, each dog can be instantly released.
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- Gallery C 1967-1998 Ian McKibbin White , 1/1/1967 - 7/1/1998
- This Extraordinary Paradise: Living in Northwest Greenland , 10/19/2005 - 10/14/2007
- Northward Over the Great Ice The Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum , 4/17/2008 - 9/5/2010
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