Untitled (Alaskan Eskimo Polar Bear Effigy)
- Carved and Fossilized Ivory
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1 x 4.25 in
(2.54 x 10.8 cm)
- Artist Unknown
This Alaskan Eskimo carved and fossilized ivory polar bear effigy has dark brown patina, and incised eyes and mouth. It is from the Thule culture. Thank you to Dr. Jonathan Klarsfeld for the generous donation of this work.
- Created: ca. 1000-500 AD
- Current Location: Gabert Library, 71 Sip Avenue - 6th Floor Outside 606 Cabinet
- Collections: Animals in Art, Native American Artists, Artisans, & the Native American Experience, Nineteenth Century and Before, Sculpture