Coiled basket with Soapstone Seal Head Handle
Canadian Inuit
Central Arctic
Arctic
about 1960
Grass, soapstone, ivory
Overall: 11 13/16 × 4 3/4 in. (30 × 12 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mrs. William N. Chambers
172.16.25446
Geography
Place Made: Hudson Bay, Canada, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Basket
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Arctic-Central and Eastern
Not on view
Provenance
Vilhjalmur Stefansson; given to Susan B. Chambers (Mrs. William Nesbitt Chambers), Hanover, New Hampshire, about 1960-62; given to present collection, 1972.
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