Polar Bear
Tommy Tukpanie, Sr., Canadian, 1936 - 2013
Canadian Inuit
Arctic
1983
Serpentine
Overall: 3 9/16 × 1 15/16 × 7 5/16 in. (9 × 5 × 18.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Jane and Raphael Bernstein
2011.64.38
Geography
Place Made: Iqaluit (Frobisher Bay), Baffin Island, Canada, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Sculpture
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Arctic-Central and Eastern
Sculpture
Not on view
Provenance
The Guild Shop, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Jane and Raphael Bernstein, Ridgewood, New Jersey, March 8, 1983; lent to present collection, 2011; given to present collection, 2013.
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