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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: 3/16 x 7/8 x 3/16 in.; .4763 x 2.2225 x .4763 cm
Accession Number:  MH 2000.266.34.1.INV
Credit Line:Gift of Rachel (Spinney) Simmet (Class of 1931)
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Small carved ivory figurine of a whale with paint marking eyes, mouth, and blowhole.

Tags:
indigenous people; Native American

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https://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?t=objects&type=ext&id_number=MH+2000.266.34.1.INV

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