late 19th century, large and elaborately carved walrus ivory tusk, carved in the form of a cribbage board, decorated with high relief carvings of walruses, fish, seals, wolves, polar bears, dogs, and whales throughout with additional red pigment highlights visible around teeth and tusks of animals and scrimshaw detail on fish, 22 in. - Provenance: Descendants of the estate of Madge Hardin Walters, early 20th century collector and dealer of Native American and author of Early Days and Indian Ways, Westernlore Press, 1956.; Case Auctions, January 25, 2014, lot 319 for $2,600; Private Florida Collection - Note: ?This lot contains animal or plant material that may be restricted under federal, state and/or local law. Prospective bidders should check all applicable government wildlife restrictions prior to placing a bid. The buyer is solely responsible for obtaining any necessary licenses or permits from federal, state and/or local authorities applicable to their purchase or transport of the object. Please note that bidders in New Jersey may not bid on any lots containing elephant ivory, mammoth ivory, or rhinoceros horn. stress cracks throughout, especially in carved animals at top