CARVING

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

CARVING

Entry/Object ID

1998.23.2

Description

CARVINGS WERE MADE BY ESKIMO ARTISTS WHO LIVED NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE MACKENZIE RIVER AND TOOK THEIR WORK TO YELLOW KNIFE, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, CANADA TO SELL. PURCHASED AROUND 1965-1970/ROCK WITH TWO SEALS ATTACHED TO TOP/GRAY BASE

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Made/Created

Place

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Canada

Culture/Tribe

Inuit
First Nation, Native American

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Carving

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sculpture

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Width

4-1/2 in

Length

3 in

Parts

Count

1

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Mar 8, 1999

Provenance

Notes

Collected By: ROBERT BROWN, JR.