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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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