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Object Number
2011.16.21
Display Title
Bird-man figure with spear; signed in syllabics, and "675"
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Carving, bird-man, extended arm with perforated end, holds broken spear, curved extension in back, incised
Classification
- Sculpture
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Eskimo?
- Inuit?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials
Caribou antler
Dimensions
Overall: 19.05 x 16.51 x 3.4 cm (7 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2011.16.21; ^c / 675
Credit Line
Gift of Paul R. Lurie 1938, in Memory of His Wife, Barbara
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Paul R. Lurie
Collector
Barbara Lurie
Donor
Donated by
Dr. Paul R. Lurie
(6/27/2011)
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