Culture/People:

Tunumiit [East Greenland] [Ammassalik]  Search this

Previous owner:

Harvey B. Guild, Non-Indian, 1923-2007  Search this

Seller:

Harvey B. Guild, Non-Indian, 1923-2007  Search this

Object Name:

Figure

Media/Materials:

Ivory, hide

Techniques:

Carved

Dimensions:

12.7 cm

Object Type:

Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Place:

Tasiilaq (Ammassalik, Angmagssalik); Ammassalik Municipality (Angmagssalik, Ammassallip); Tunu (East Greenland); Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat) (inferred)

Geographical Areas:

Eastern Arctic

Date created:

1960-1965

Collection History:

Collection history unknown, but said to have been acquired in Greenland in 1965; formerly in the collection of Harvey B. Guild (1923-2007, of Brooklyn, New York); purchased by MAI from Harvey Guild in 1967.

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Catalog Number:

23/9929

Barcode:

239929.000

See related items:

Tunumiit [East Greenland] [Ammassalik]

Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws634f15df9-220d-405c-acf7-17677a0a45f4

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_255163