Carved Walrus Tusk Cribbage Board, C.1925, 25"L

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Finely carved walrus tusk, c.1925, depicting open mouth bears and walrus heads flanked by a cribbage board, the lower tusk with depictions of a wolf, walrus, seal and bear skull, game pieces stored in the upper end, approx 25.5"l, 2.7/8"w, 3.75lbs Provenance: From the estate of Leonie von Meusebach?Zesch (1882-1944), an early female dentist who practiced in Texas, Arizona, California and who lived in Alaska 1915-1930. She was a dental surgeon for the U.S. Army following the1906 San Francisco earthquake and practiced dentistry in Arizona on the Hopi and Navajo reservations, the camps of the Civilian Conversation Corps, and even in a California prison form women. The photo portrait (not included in sale) was taken in 1902, the other photo of Leonie and walrus taken July 30, 1929 near the Sea Horse Islands, Alaska. Her autobiography is available in book form: "Leonie: A Woman Ahead of Her Time" Lime Orchard Publications, 2011, and online at Wikipedia Start Price: $500.00