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Object Number
59-14-10/38850
Display Title
Stone carving - man pulling seal from water
Descriptions
Object Description
Soapstone carving of an man pulling a seal from the water. The man is standing, hunched over and pulling the seal out by a rawhide thong that is wrapped around both hands and anchored in the seals' nostril. The stone is a mottle grey-green color with dark green and white inclusions.
Inventory Description
Carving, stone, standing male pulling seal with leather rope through nose
Classification
- Carving
Department
Ethnographic
Artist
Adamie Kone
Culture
- Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Northwest Territories
Additional Geographic Terms
Hudson Bay Region
Materials
Stone, Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 25.6 x 135 x 15 cm (10 1/16 x 53 1/8 x 5 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
59-14-10/38850
Provenance
Collector
Chauncey C. Nash
(1958-1959 - 1959)
Donor
Chauncey C. Nash
(1958-1959 - 1959)
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