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Human figure,
A.D. 1200–1850

Thule

1997-121

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Title

Human figure

Dates

A.D. 1200–1850

Medium

Walrus ivory

Dimensions

h. 5 cm., w. 1.5 cm., d. 1.3 cm. (1 15/16 x 9/16 x 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

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

Object Number

1997-121

Place Excavated

North America, United States, Alaska

Culture

Thule

Type

figurines, ivories

Materials

ivory

Subject

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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Thule, A.D. 1200–1850, Alaska, United States, Arctic, Human figure. Walrus ivory; 5 x 1.5 x 1.3 cm. The Lloyd E. Cotsen, Class of 1950, Eskimo Bone and Ivory Carving Collection (1997-121)

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