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
ProvenanceCollected during the summer of 1982 from St. Lawrence Island. It came from an Eskimo excavation of an old village site called Kukulik at the depth of 14 feet. It was purchased by Mr. Nasser directly from the excavator.
late 19th Century
1880s
1430/1460
1500/1525
late 19th Century
19th Century
c. 1840
c. 1880