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Object Number
2008.20.52
Display Title
Carving of dancing mother with child
Descriptions
Object Description
Carving of dancing mother with child
Inventory Description
Carving, flat base, kneeling figure, two faces, outstretched arms
Classification
- Carving
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1991
Artist
Omalu Oshutsiaq
Culture
- Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Northwest Territories
/
<County>
/
<City>
/
Cape Dorset
Additional Geographic Terms
Cape Dorset
Materials
Serpentine
Dimensions
Overall: 16.5 x 14.5 x 8 cm (6 1/2 x 5 11/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2008.20.52
Credit Line
Gift of Anne Hiatt
Provenance
Collector
Anne Hiatt
(6/6/92)
Dealer
Inuit Images
(6/6/92)
Donor
Arnold Hiatt
(12/30/08)
Seller
Victoria Prescott
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