Sculpture of an Owl Item Number: 64.161.1 from the Brooklyn Museum

Description

This prehistoric stone bowl has been sculpted with the head of an owl. Use is unknown but it can join an entire genre of stone bowls made with different animals and human figures attached. Speculation has it that these deeply carved designs are early versions of the later highly developed formline design elements.

Credit Line

Carll H. de Silver Fund

What

Name
Sculpture of an Owl
Identification Number
64.161.1
Type of Item
sculpture and owl
Material
stone
Overall
length 7.5 in, width 5.3125 in, height 3.5625 in

Who

Culture
Eskimo

Where

Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum

Other

Classification
Sculpture