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Object Number
59-14-10/38862
Display Title
Stone carving - man hooking fish
Descriptions
Object Description
Stone carving - man hooking fish. The colour of the stone is black-grey. Consists of man, fish, sack and base. The man is reclining on his knees, with arms extended forward. Man wears hooded upper garment, trousers, boots and gloves. There are thick incisions in the stone to mark wrinkles in the clothing. The top of the man's head is raised to depict hair. The eyes are marked by two deep slits. The mouth is marked by a deep slit, with the lips raised. The nose is clearly defined by a protruding bulge, at the bottom of which the nostrils are marked by two deep holes in the stone. Facial hair is marked by scratches on the stone, above the upper lip, the chin and forehead. Wrinkles on the brow are marked by scratches as well. The head is oblong. There is a hole in each hand to [see Object Description text entry for extended description]
Inventory Description
Carving, stone, kneeling male figure fishing, right hand mended
Classification
- Carving
Department
Ethnographic
Artist
Daniel
Culture
- Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Quebec
/
<County>
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Povungnituk
Additional Geographic Terms
Hudson Bay, East side of
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 13.5 x 14 x 21 cm (5 5/16 x 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
59-14-10/38862
Provenance
Collector
Chauncey C. Nash
(1958-1959 - 1959)
Donor
Chauncey C. Nash
(1958-1959 - 1959)
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