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Maker(s):	Unknown
Culture:	Alaska Native; Yupik or Iñupiat
Title:	Polar bear figurine
Date Made:	20th century
Type:	Sculpture
Materials:	Ivory, paint
Place Made:	North America; United States; Alaska
Measurements:	Overall: 5/8 x 1 3/16 x 7/16 in.; 1.5875 x 3.0163 x 1.1113 cm
Accession Number:	MH 2000.266.34.3.INV
Credit Line:	Gift of Rachel (Spinney) Simmet (Class of 1931)
Museum Collection:	Mount Holyoke College Art Museum

Description:
Small carved ivory polar bear figurine with red paint for inside of opened mouth.

Tags:
indigenous people; Native American

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