Small Bird on a Platform Item Number: 2004.79.60 from the Brooklyn Museum

Description

Small ivory bird glued to small bone platform. Holes for eyes drilled and filled with black pigment. Condition good. Paper ticket says: '1420 F.'

Credit Line

Hilda and Al Schein Collection

Item History

  • Made between 1950 and 1980

What

Name
Small Bird on a Platform
Identification Number
2004.79.60
Type of Item
bird
Material
ivory, bone and pigment
Overall
length 1.0 in, width 0.75 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