Sculpture

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Date created: circa 1990

Culture/People: Inuit
Previous seller: Eskimo Art Gallery, 1981-
Previous owner: R. E. Mansfield (Richard E. Mansfield), Non-Indian, 1937-2007
Donor: R. E. Mansfield (Richard E. Mansfield), Non-Indian, 1937-2007

Collection History: Purchased by R.E. Mansfield (1937-2007) from the Eskimo Art Gallery (Toronto, Ontario) at an unknown date; donated to NMAI by the estate of R.E. Mansfield in 2008.
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Place: Nunavut; Canada (inferred)

See related items: Inuit; Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/7008
Barcode: 267008.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Object Name: Sculpture
Media/Materials: Whale bone
Techniques: Carved, glued
Dimensions: 11.5 x 8.0 x 6.0 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64181c835-9e43-4b78-9794-40c18e531c15

Record ID: NMAI_394178