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Object Number
995-29-10/73483A
Display Title
Carved scene of Eskimo (B) hunting a seal mounted on base (A)
Descriptions
Object Description
Eskimo carved of brown whalebone with ivory face and hands. Right hand is poised to harpoon (harpoon missing) a seal carved of yellow whalebone with black eyes. Scene is mounted on a whale vertebrae as a base.
Inventory Description
Sculpture, carved bone, platform with seal figure.
Classification
- Sculpture
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1960-1989
Culture
- Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
North America / United States
North America / United States
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 7.7 x 21.4 x 18.4 cm (3 1/16 x 8 7/16 x 7 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73483A; Es29
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1960-1989 - 1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1960-1989 - 1995)
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