Birthing Scene

Sculpture

DPR Collections

Name/Title

Birthing Scene

Description

A depiction of three midwives helping a woman to give birth. Women on either side of the expectant mother are holding her hands while another holds her from the back, with arms around her upper middle.

Type of Sculpture

Free Standing

Artwork Details

Medium

Stone

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Subarctic and Arctic

Culture/Tribe

Inuit

First Nation, Native American

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

6 in

Depth

4-1/2 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Catherine J. Carroll

Notes

This piece was part of the collection of Dr. Carroll that was inherited by Bob and Wilma Burrows.