Donor Name:

Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden  Search this

Length - Object:

29 cm

Width - Object:

33 cm

Depth - Object:

14 cm

Culture:

Eskimo, Inuit  Search this

Object Type:

Sculpture

Place:

Canada, North America

Accession Date:

28 Aug 1992

Notes:

PROVENIENCE UNKNOWN. COMPOSITION OF THREE FIGURES. FIGURE ON LEFT MALE PERSON STANDING WITH KNEES BENT, LEFT LEG IN FRONT OF RIGHT. RIGHT ARM IS AROUND THE NECK OF THE MIDDLE ANIMAL AND LEFT HAND IS ON THE SHOULDER OF THE BEAR ON THE RIGHT. IN THE MIDDLE IS A WALRUS/SEAL. HEAD IS IN THE MOUTH OF THE BEAR ON THE RIGHT. ON RIGHT IS STANDING BEAR, ARMS EXTENDED IN FRONT, MOUTH AROUND HEAD OF MIDDLE ANIMAL. ALL HAVE INCISED FEATURES. THE MAN HAS TENSION LINES IN CLOTHING AND HAIR ON FOREHEAD. THE WALRUS HAS U-SHAPED DESIGNS VERTICALLY ARRANGED ON ITS BODY. GREENISH GREY STONE.

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Record Last Modified:

30 Dec 2022

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

370312

USNM Number:

E427842-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38a3d5541-beb6-4e6a-a892-1e17d20b6ba0

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8460554