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Item number Na1108 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Carved walrus with head raised; tusks project down from jaw; mouth is indicated by downturned line on flat front with inlaid wood (or baleen?) nostrils above; inlaid eyes on either side of rounded head. Double incised ring at neck; flippers on sides and underneath are indicated by incised u-shapes. Mottled dentine between tusks. Longitudinal striations along back and head. Other carving marks all over. Entire figure is mounted on a rectangular black-green stone base.
Item History
- Made in Alaska, USA
- Owned by Marianne Koerner and Walter C. Koerner before January 8, 1981
- Received from Marianne Koerner (Donor) and Walter C. Koerner (Donor) on January 8, 1981
What
- Name
- Figure
- Identification Number
- Na1108
- Type of Item
- figure
- Material
- wood ?, adhesive, walrus tusk and stone
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved, incised, drilled, polished and inlaid
- Overall
- height 4.9 cm, width 2.5 cm, depth 5.5 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Alaska, USA
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Previous Owner
- Marianne Koerner and Walter C. Koerner
- Received from
- Marianne Koerner (Donor) and Walter C. Koerner (Donor)
When
- Ownership Date
- before January 8, 1981
- Acquisition Date
- on January 8, 1981
Other
- Item Classes
- carvings & sculpture
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 48
- Accession Number
- 0697/0029
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