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Object Number 2008.20.51
Display Title Carving of man's head
Descriptions
Object Description Carving of man's head
Inventory Description Carving, flat base, oval head, carved facial features
Classification
  • Carving
Department Ethnographic
Date 1989 or earlier
Artist Adamie Niviaxie
Culture
  • Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Quebec / <County> / Povungnituk
Materials Soapstone
Dimensions Overall: 18.7 x 10 x 11.4 cm (7 3/8 x 3 15/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2008.20.51; CARVING NUMBER 229 / 881; Canada / eskimo / art / esquimeu
Credit Line Gift of Anne Hiatt
Provenance
Collector Anne Hiatt
Donor Arnold Hiatt (-2008)

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