About the Artwork
Figurine
between 17th and 18th century
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Native american
Eskimo
Walrus ivory
Overall: 4 1/2 × 1 1/4 × 3/4 inches (11.4 × 3.2 × 1.9 cm) Including base: 5 1/8 × 1 7/8 × 1 7/8 inches (13 × 4.8 × 4.8 cm)
Sculpture
Indigenous Americas
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Peter W. Stroh
82.44
This work is in the public domain.
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Provenance
Saul Radbill
(Aaron Furman, Furman Gallery, New York, New York, USA)
1977, purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Peter W. Stroh (Grosse Pointe, Michigan, USA)
1982-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Penney, David W. and George C. Longfish. Native American Art. Southport, CT, 1994, pp. 244-245.
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Eskimo, Native American, Figurine, between 17th and 18th century, walrus ivory. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Peter W. Stroh, 82.44.
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