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Object #     2009-6/1
Object name     Cribbage Board
Culture of Origin     Inupiaq, Wales, AK
Maker or Artist     Billy Komonoseak
Materials     Walrus Ivory, Pigment
Techniques     Carved, Scrimshaw
Dimensions     L: 23.5 in, W: 2.6 in, H: 1.8 in
Exhibit Label    

Billy Kamonaseok lived in Wales, western Alaska. There is not evidence that he attended the A-Y-P, but during the period after 1918 and until his death in 1943, he was one of the best carvers of Billikens. Because of this, he came to be known as Billy Billiken and sometimes used and image of a Billiken on his cribbage boards as his signature.
Source     Ms. Susan Palmer
Location     Nome
Credit     Gift of Susan Palmer


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