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Artist / Maker : |
Unknown
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Title : |
Untitled (Head)
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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 : |
Bone, Whale
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Support / Technique : |
Carved
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Object Type : |
carvings (visual works); figurines
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Visual Description :
Large bone sculpture of a human head or face. Well defined features but no face contours. Sideways looking eyes with absent inlays. Nostrils and large slit for downturned mouth. Prominent chin and forehead. Flat cheeks.
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Accession # : |
U989.1.62
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Width (cm) : |
15.00
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Height (cm) : |
19.00
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Depth (cm) : |
9.00
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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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