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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Alaska Native; Yupik or Iñupiat
Title:Whale figurine
Date Made:20th century
Type:Sculpture
Materials:Ivory, paint
Place Made:North America; United States; Alaska
Measurements:Overall: 5/8 x 2 7/16 x 3/4 in.; 1.5875 x 6.1913 x 1.905 cm
Accession Number:  MH 2000.266.41.6.INV
Credit Line:Gift of Rachel (Spinney) Simmet (Class of 1931)
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Carved flat whale figurine with wavy black line for mouth.

Tags:
indigenous people; Native American

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