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SJM Artifact of the Month

walrus ivory cribbage board in shape of a polar bear with scrimshaw design and four pegs

Featured Artifact

The Sheldon Jackson Museum November 2025 artifact of the month is an Iñupiaq cribbage board complete with pegs (SJ-2025-7-1). The cribbage board, along with several other pieces, was recently donated to the museum by Paul McGregor. The cribbage board is unsigned with no record of its maker, but the style is reminiscent of Iñupiaq carver Aloysius Pikonganna.

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