Walrus Item Number: 2004.79.58 from the Brooklyn Museum

Description

Walrus lies on flat base. Incised eye and nostril holes filled with black pigment. Condition good. Polished ivory; one missing tusk.

Credit Line

Hilda and Al Schein Collection

Item History

  • Made between 1950 and 1980

What

Name
Walrus
Identification Number
2004.79.58
Type of Item
walrus
Material
ivory and pigment
Overall
length 1.25 in, width 2.5 in, height 1.625 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