The early Inuit (Eskimos) produced such utilitarian objects as harpoon shafts and Bucket handles out of ivory and often etched them with geometric or curving patterns. See also scrimshaw.

• 早期爱斯基摩人将海象牙制作不同的实用物品,如桶柄、鱼叉柄和针盒等。他们在这些物品上蚀刻由细线条组成几何或弯曲优美的图形。