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Stone Ptarmigan

1967
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Stone Ptarmigan
  • Artist: Tekalookjuk
  • Date: 1967
  • Geography: Canada, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Patricia Bay
  • Culture: Inuit
  • Medium: Stone
  • Dimensions: H x W x D: 5 1/8 x 13 x 12 1/16 in. (13 x 33 x 30.6 cm)
  • Classification: Stone-Sculpture
  • Credit Line: Purchase, The Houghton Foundation Inc. Gift, 1970
  • Object Number: 1970.45.50
  • Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing
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