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Artist / Maker : |
Unknown Artist
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Title : |
Spirit Figure
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Date (Execution) : |
n.d.
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Geographical Origin : |
Arctic; Canada
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Cultural Group : |
Inuit
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Style / Period : |
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Medium / Material : |
Stone
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Object Type : |
carvings (visual works); figurines
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Visual Description :
Very smoothly polished stone with green undertones, sculptured in the shape of a walrus. Variations include two human faces: one on the walrus' back, one on its front. There also appear to be two more walrus (or seal).
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Accession # : |
U989.1.30
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Width (cm) : |
7.20
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Height (cm) : |
12.20
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Depth (cm) : |
15.50
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Mandatory Credit : |
The Joseph and Elizabeth Rosa Isaacs Collection given by Miss Rivkah Isaacs in memory of her parents
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Artist Statement : |
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