Donor Name:

Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden  Search this

Length - Object:

5.5 cm

Width - Object:

29 cm

Depth - Object:

23 cm

Culture:

Eskimo, Inuit  Search this

Object Type:

Sculpture

Place:

Canada, North America

Accession Date:

28 Aug 1992

Notes:

PROVENIENCE UNKNOWN. FIGURAL COMPOSITION OF THREE DOGS BITING A SEAL. SEAL TIPPED ON SIDE. DOGS ARE AROUND TAIL, FACE, AND BACK. DOGS HAVE WORKED SECTIONS AROUND THE FEET AND NECKS. SEAL SPLIT AND INCISED. DOG IN THE BACK WAS ATTACHED, PART OF TAIL MISSING, SEPARATING LAST DOG. GREYISH-BLACK.

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Record Last Modified:

29 Dec 2022

Specimen Count:

2

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

370312

USNM Number:

E427824-0

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Anthropology

Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33a3e451a-c3f6-44b6-ab9f-ae6df8e4f1dd

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8460536