Donor Name:

Sarah B. Wilson  Search this

Length - Carving:

14.5 cm

Width - Carving:

1 cm

Depth - Carving:

4.1 cm

Length - Base:

4.5 cm

Width - Base:

2.5 cm

Height - Base:

1.9 cm

Culture:

Eskimo, Inuit  Search this

Object Type:

Figure

Place:

Sanikiluaq, Hudson Bay, Nunavut, Canada, North America

Accession Date:

5 Nov 2019

Collection Date:

1975

Notes:

Green argillite carving of a char/fish, made by Johnny Meeko, Sr., of Sanikiluaq in the 1970's, and purchased from the Canadian Handicrafts Guild in Toronto by Annette Barrash. The green char and gray base are separate pieces. The char has a wooden peg to attach to the base.This kind of argillite is found only on the Belcher Islands.

Record Last Modified:

17 Sep 2020

Specimen Count:

2

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

2084030

USNM Number:

E436894-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/395c90f16-0705-421d-ae10-a5e27a48b9d7

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_14674047