Bird Spirit
Karoo Ashevak, Canadian / Inuit, 1940 - 1974, Canadian Inuit, Taloyoak, Talurjuaq (Spence Bay), Boothia Peninsula, Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada, Central Arctic, Arctic
about 1964-1969
Possibly the jawbone of a whale
Overall: 7 5/16 × 5 13/16 × 1 5/8 in. (18.5 × 14.8 × 4.2 cm)
Base: 3 1/8 in. (8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College: Bequest of Evelyn Stefansson Nef
2014.17.13
Geography/Culture
North America, Canada
Period
20th century
Object Name
Sculpture
Classification
Native American
Native American: Arctic-Central and Eastern
Sculpture
Not on view
Exhibition History
Tradition and Transformation: Twentieth Century Inuit Art from the Collection of the Hood Museum of Art, Gene Y. Kin Class of 1985 Gallery, Teaching Exhibition, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, October 22, 2014-December 6, 2015.
Provenance
Evelyn Stefansson Nef (1913-2009); bequeathed to present collection, 2009; catalogued 2014.
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