Sculpture; arctic hare, squatting, flat bottom, carved-out eyes; hard grey stone, probably polished; incised on bottom (in syllabics) “E2-98 Tullu 1806”; store label “BAKER KAKE D.I.A.N.D. TOODLUK 1806-2”; Mouth to end of base ca. 9 cm. See “Images of the North” appraisal, p. 62, 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)