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Stone Bear Head Supporting Ivory Figures

1963
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Stone Bear Head Supporting Ivory Figures
  • Date: 1963
  • Geography: Canada, Baffin Island, Nunavut
  • Culture: Inuit
  • Medium: Stone, bone
  • Dimensions: H x W x D: 5 7/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 13/16 in. (15 x 3.5 x 4.6 cm)
  • Classification: Stone-Sculpture
  • Credit Line: Gift of James A. Houston, 1969
  • Object Number: 69.269.66
  • Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing
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