1983, excavated by Eskimos at Kukulik site (Saint Lawrence Island, Alaska, USA)
1983, purchased by (Ron Nasser, HRN Primitives, New York, New York, USA)
1984-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Fragment with Head, ca. 300 BCE
- Okvik, Native American
Carved and engraved walrus ivory
- Overall: 3 × 1 5/8 × 1 inches (7.6 × 4.1 × 2.5 cm)
Founders Society Purchase, Arthur H. Nixon Fund
1984.13
Department
Africa, Oceania & Indigenous Americas
Details
Okvik, Native American, Fragment with Head, ca. 300 BCE, carved and engraved walrus ivory. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, Arthur H. Nixon Fund, 1984.13.
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