Figurine

Name/Title

Figurine

Description

Carved ivory figurine of a person standing w/ feet astride, holds round flat object before face (mask or drum?) with both hands. Eyes and mouth darkened. There is a hole nearly drilled through the stomach, perhaps for "feeding" for "feeding" Eskimo Art, D.J. Ray p. 10_ "if a human figurine does not have holes for fastening, suspending, or "feeding," it is generally a toy . . .

Dimensions

Height

5.8 cm

Width

2.7 cm

Depth

2.1 cm

Material

Walrus Tusk, Ivory