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Female figure on a pedestal,
A.D. 800–1200

possibly Punuk

1997-120

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Title

Female figure on a pedestal

Dates

A.D. 800–1200

Medium

Walrus ivory

Dimensions

h. 4.3 cm., w. 0.9 cm., d. 1.1 cm. (1 11/16 x 3/8 x 7/16 in.)

Credit Line

The Lloyd E. Cotsen, Class of 1950, Eskimo Bone and Ivory Carving Collection

Object Number

1997-120

Place Excavated

North America, United States, Alaska

Culture

Punuk

Type

figurines, ivories

Materials

ivory

Subject

women, figures (representations)

"Acquisitions of the Art Museum 1997," in "A Window into Collecting American Folk Art: The Edward Duff Balken Collection at Princeton," special issue, <em>Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University</em> 57, no. 1/2 (1998): p. 164-208., pp. 172–173 (illus.)

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Possibly Punuk, A.D. 800–1200, Alaska, United States, Arctic, Female figure on a pedestal. Walrus ivory; 4.3 x 0.9 x 1.1 cm. The Lloyd E. Cotsen, Class of 1950, Eskimo Bone and Ivory Carving Collection (1997-120)

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