Bird Spirit
Karoo Ashevak, Inuit / Canadian, 1940 - 1974
Canadian Inuit
Central Arctic
Arctic
about 1964-1969
Possibly the jawbone of a whale
Overall: 7 5/16 × 5 13/16 × 1 5/8 in. (18.5 × 14.8 × 4.2 cm)
Base: 3 1/8 in. (8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Bequest of Evelyn Stefansson Nef
2014.17.13
Geography
Place Made: Taloyoak, Kitikmeot, Canada, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Sculpture
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Arctic-Central and Eastern
Sculpture
Not on view
Course History
NAS 30.21, Native American Art and Material, Jami Powell, Spring 2020
Exhibition History
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
Evelyn Stefansson Nef (1913-2009); bequeathed to present collection, 2009; catalogued 2014.
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