Arctic Art

Eskimo Ivory

Plot

Eskimo art, beautiful pictures, history, society and culture, basketry. Catalog of an exhibition of Eskimo ivory carvings held at the Museum of the American Indian. The carvings range in age from the first millennium B.C. to the 20th century.. Chapters include Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction --The Eskimo and their environment --Eskimo prehistory --History of European contact --The whaling period --Traditional Eskimo society and culture --Social organization --Art history --The Eskimo artist.