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Object Number
2011.16.17
Display Title
Sitting bird-man "Shaman and Spirits"
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Carving, whalebone sitting man, facial features on both sides, bird head extension, cracked at top, two stone, black polished birds on top
Classification
- Sculpture
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1972 or earlier
Artist
Andy Innuklun
Culture
- Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Nunavut
/
Boothia Peninsula
/
Spence Bay
Materials
Whalebone Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 28 x 23 x 18 cm (11 x 9 1/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2011.16.17
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)
Collector
Barbara Lurie
(1972-2011)
Donor
Donated by
Dr. Paul R. Lurie
(6/27/2011)
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