Ulu with a Carved Ivory Handle depicitng a Bear, Walrus and Two Seals
Tuthrak (Sophie) Nashalook, (Iñupiaq) / American, about 1880/81-unknown
Iñupiaq
Western Arctic
Arctic
early 20th century
Ivory and steel
Overall: 5 1/8 × 8 1/4 × 13/16 in. (13 × 21 × 2 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Sally Browning
168.97.24526
Geography
Place Made: Unalakleet, 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
Course History
ENVS 15, Environmental Issues: Earth's Cold Region, Spring 2019
Arctic Health Conference Viewing, Winter 2020
Exhibition History
Arts Education Services, Peter Smith Studio, Wilson Hall, Dartmouth College, October 28, 1988.
Survival/Art/History: American Indian Collections from the Hood Museum of Art, Alvin P. Gutman Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, November 18, 2000-April 7, 2002.
Tradition and Transformation: Twentieth Century Inuit Art from the Collection of the Hood Museum of Art, Gene Y. Kin Class of 1985 Gallery, Teaching Exhibition, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, October 22, 2014-December 6, 2015.
Provenance
Acquired by Sally Browning in Unalakeet, Alaska, in 1937 [wife of Dr. Levi Browning (1904-1968), Commissioner of Public Health, 1963-1967]; given to present collection, 1968.
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