Whale Item Number: 2004.79.59 from the Brooklyn Museum

Description

Highly polished ivory whale with curved body on a brown-gray polished stone base. Incised holes for eyes and blowhole filled with black pigment. Condition excellent. Base has white tag that says: '28.'

Credit Line

Hilda and Al Schein Collection

Item History

  • Made between 1950 and 1980

What

Name
Whale
Identification Number
2004.79.59
Type of Item
whale
Material
ivory, stone and pigment
Overall
length 1.5 in, width 4.0 in, height 1.5 in

Who

Culture
Inuit

Where

Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum

When

Creation Date
between 1950 and 1980

Other

Location
Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Classification
Sculpture