Winged Object
Datec. 300
Modern PlaceSt. Lawrence Island, Alaska, United States, Arctic America, North America
MediumWalrus ivory
ClassificationsSculpture
Dimensions7 3/8 inches (18.8 cm)
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Peter W. Stroh and the Stroh Brewery Foundation Fund
Object number1983.7
DescriptionWinged object patinated a deep black. It has a thick, trapezoidal core section with two rounded "wings" extended laterally from either side. The wings and core of one side and the core of the other side are engraved with fine-line curvilinear designs and small drilled holes.On View
Not on viewCollections
- Native American Minds of Colonial America Copy
Locations
- Storage - Long-term Demo Museum (1995 Broadway), Department Storage, Americas
late 19th Century
1430/1460
1736 - 1795
900 BC
17th/18th Century
12th Century
1300/1500
1894
1112/1152
1898