Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2019-0001-0173 | |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Etching on baleen | |
| Culture | Inupiat | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Utqiagvik (Barrow) | |
| Maker's Name | Lena Simmonds (1933-20__) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1972 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Baleen | |
| Description | Etching on baleen; Long, roughly rectangular section of baleen with etchings on both sides; On one side is a scene of an Eskimo man dragging a seal behind him, closely followed by a polar bear, as he walks towards an igloo on a hill, with two smaller wooden structures built next to it; On the other side is a group of four walruses; A black braided cord is tied to two small holes in the superior middle portion for hanging. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 11.8, Width = 38.0, Thickness = 1.2 | |