Sculpture; flying bird on rock post. (a) bird; fine grained Baker Lake medium grey stone; wingspan 9 cm.; (b) post with spike on top that fits into bird; fine grained Baker Lake medium grey stone; h. 5.7 cm. See p. 57, “Images of the North” appraisal, for additional info.
Donor:
Katherine Graburn and Nelson H.H. Graburn
Collection place:
Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada
Culture or time period:
Inuit
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Sculpture (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Comment:
This object record was created because location data had been entered into the PHOEBE database without a corresponding object record. (J. Meehan 6/2003)