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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 / United States
North America / Canada
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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