Seal Hunter Crawling

Kumilik

1949

Not on view

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Title: Seal Hunter Crawling
Artist: Kumilik
Date: 1949
Geography: Canada
Culture: Inuit
Medium: Stone
Dimensions: H x W x D: 1 15/16 x 2 3/4 x 3 9/16 in. (5 x 7 x 9 cm)
Classification: Stone-Sculpture
Credit Line: Purchase, The Houghton Foundation Inc. Gift, 1970
Object Number: 1970.45.21
Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

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