Two Hunters Kneeling

Davidee Kavik, Canadian, 1915 - 1996
Canadian Inuit
Central Arctic
Arctic

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1982

Gray soapstone, wood and leather string

Overall: 11 7/16 × 12 × 9 1/16 in. (29 × 30.5 × 23 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Jane and Raphael Bernstein

2011.64.18

Geography

Place Made: Belcher Islands, Southeastern Hudson Bay, Canada, North America

Period

20th century

Object Name

Sculpture

Research Area

Native American

Native American: Arctic-Central and Eastern

Sculpture

Not on view

Inscriptions

Incised, on bottom: artist's name [Inuktitut syllabics]

Course History

NAS 30.21, Native American Art and Material, Jami Powell, Spring 2020

Provenance

The Guild Shop, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; sold to Jane and Raphael Bernstein, Ridgewood, New Jersey, November 1, 1982; lent to present collection, 2011; given to present collection, 2013.

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