Inuit [Ungava/Ungavamiut]; collected from the Innu [Sept-Îles] Search this
Collector:
Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950 Search this
Seller:
Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950 Search this
Object Name:
Carving
Media/Materials:
Walrus Ivory
Techniques:
Carved
Object Type:
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place:
Ungava; Labrador; Newfoundland and Labrador; Canada
Date created:
1910-1925
Collection History:
Acquired by an unnamed trader among the Innu at Sept-Îles from an unnamed Inui individual from the Ungava District; acquired from the trader in 1925 by anthropologist Frank G. Speck (1881-1950); purchased by MAI from Frank Speck in 1925.
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