Sculpture: Cape Dorset finest light green serpentine [light grey serpentine according to Materials, techniques] ; young polar bear eating seal; flat bottom; incised on underside “HENRY” in Roman alphabet and “Ivaluakjuk” in syllabics and “E8846”. Provenience: Canada, Northwest Territories, Iqaluit (Frobisher Bay), Inuit; “Henry Ivaluakjuk” = Henry Evaluardjuk. See p.16 of remarks in Images of the North appraisal for add’l. info.
Donor:
Katherine Graburn and Nelson H.H. Graburn
Collection place:
Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
Culture or time period:
Inuit
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Sculpture (visual works)
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)