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Standing human figure carved from whalebone; "Pinhead man"
Standing human figure carved from whalebone; "Pinhead man"
Object Number 2011.16.15
Display Title Standing human figure carved from whalebone; "Pinhead man"
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carving, whalebone, standing figure, outstretched arm, smiling face
Classification
  • Sculpture
Department Ethnographic
Date 1972 or earlier
Artist Igjoojuak
Culture
  • Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Nunavut / Boothia Peninsula / Spence Bay
Materials Whalebone
Dimensions Overall: 49 x 32.3 x 28 cm (19 5/16 x 12 11/16 x 11 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2011.16.15
Credit Line Gift of Paul R. Lurie 1938, in Memory of His Wife, Barbara
Provenance
Dealer Arctic Circle Gallery (-1972)
Collector Dr. Paul R. Lurie (1972-2011)
Collector Barbara Lurie (1972-2011)
Donor Donated by Dr. Paul R. Lurie (6/27/2011)

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