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Object Number 2011.16.32
Display Title Carved stone embracing couple; signed in syllabics
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carving, stone figures standing in embrace, incised
Classification
  • Carving
Department Ethnographic
Artist Ekoota
Culture
  • Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Northwest Territories / Baffin Island / Baker Lake
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 8.3 x 3.9 x 8.1 cm (3 1/4 x 1 9/16 x 3 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2011.16.32; 10#0: ###
Credit Line Gift of Paul R. Lurie 1938, in Memory of His Wife, Barbara
Provenance
Dealer Arctic Circle Gallery
Collector Dr. Paul R. Lurie
Collector Barbara Lurie
Donor Donated by Dr. Paul R. Lurie (6/27/2011)

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