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Object Number
2011.16.24
Display Title
Large bird with teeth and small bird standing on base
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Carving, angled base, three perforations, two birds inserted, incised, open mouths, teeth
Classification
- Sculpture
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Inuit?
- Eskimo?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials
Caribou antler
Dimensions
Overall: 36.8301 x 13.97 x 4 cm (14 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2011.16.24
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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