Ulu with Engraving of a Fox on the Ivory Handle made for Sally Carrighar
James Kivetoruk Moses, Iñupiaq / American, 1902-1982
Iñupiaq
Western Arctic
Arctic
collected 1948-1957
Metal and ivory
Overall: 6 1/2 × 4 3/4 × 3/4 in. (16.5 × 12.1 × 1.9 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Sally Carrighar
166.43.16146
Geography
Place Made: Shishmaref, United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Tools and Equipment: Food Processing
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Arctic-Western Arctic
Not on view
Exhibition History
Arctic Day, Montshire Museum of Science, Norwich, Vermont, February 1-4, 1991.
Arctic Day, Montshire Museum of Science, Norwich, Vermont, February 14-18, 1992.
Arctic Day, Montshire Museum of Science, Norwich, Vermont, February 15-16, 1993.
Arctic Day, Montshire Museum of Science, Norwich, Vermont, February 18-21, 1994.
Provenance
Made by James Kivetoruk Moses (1902-1982) for Sally Carrighar (1895-1985) writer and naturalist who spent ten years in the Arctic, about 1948-1957; given to present collection, 1966.
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