whale effigy
whale effigy
whale effigy
whale effigy
whale effigy
whale effigy
whale effigy

whale effigy

Inupiaq people

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Collection of Robert E. Bell [1914-2006] {1}, Norman, Oklahoma; Earl C. Townsend [1914-2007], Indianapolis, Indiana; given to the John Herron Art Institute, now the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, in 1961.

{1} Robert Bell was a Professor of Anthropology at the University of Oklahoma

Object Information

culture
Inupiaq people
creation date
1880-1920
materials
walrus ivory with blackened incisions
dimensions
1-1/4 x 5-1/4 x 1-3/4 in.
mark descriptions
Inscribed in collector's hand, black paint, back side: TOWNSEND # 3179 | 673
accession number
61.100
credit line
Gift of Mr. Earl C. Townsend, Jr.
copyright
No Known Rights Holder
collection
Native Arts of the Americas
colors

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