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Object Number
2008.20.57
Display Title
Carving, "Man Building a Snow Blind"
Descriptions
Object Description
Carving, "Man Building a Snow Blind"
Inventory Description
Carving, flat base, standing figure, building snow blind
Classification
- Carving
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1997
Artist
Thomassie Irqumia
Culture
- Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Quebec
/
<County>
/
Povungnituk
Additional Geographic Terms
Northern Quebec, Povungnituk
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 21.8 x 12.2 x 12.2 cm (8 9/16 x 4 13/16 x 4 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2008.20.57; Thomassie / Irqumia; 27542; Canada / eskimo / art / esquimeu
Credit Line
Gift of Anne Hiatt
Provenance
Collector
Anne Hiatt
(12/4/99)
Dealer
Inuit Images
(12/4/99)
Donor
Arnold Hiatt
(12/30/08)
Seller
Victoria Prescott
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