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Object Number
2011.16.33
Display Title
Carved stone walking polar bear
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Carving, stone, standing polar bear, one leg raised, polished
Classification
- Carving
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1972 or earlier
Artist
Simeonie Qayaq
Artist
Taqialuk Qayaq
Culture
- Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Nunavut
/
Baffin Island
/
Clyde River?
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 3.9 x 7.2 x 2.9 cm (1 9/16 x 2 13/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2011.16.33
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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