Amulet in the Form of a Head Item Number: 2004.79.31 from the Brooklyn Museum
Description
Carved black soapstone head with carved eyes and nose. Slit for mouth. Condition fair. Chip in chin and chip on nose.
Credit Line
Hilda and Al Schein Collection
Item History
- Made between 1950 and 1980
What
- Name
- Amulet in the Form of a Head
- Identification Number
- 2004.79.31
- Type of Item
- amulet, form and head
- Material
- soapstone stone
- Overall
- length 1.625 in, width 1.125 in, height 0.375 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