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Seal with outstretched body
Seal with outstretched body

Carving

Seal with outstretched body
Artist (1933-2014)
Marks or LabelsLabel: Canadian Eskimo Art; sticker torn and elligible
Date 1955-1965
Medium / Technique Mineral: serpentine
Dimensions10 x 6 x 19 cm
Origin Kingnait (Cape Dorset), Qikiqtaaluk (Baffin), Nunavut, Canada
Geocultural Area Eastern Arctic
Object NumberM993.121.4
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of The Estate of Dr. Salme Nommik
Status
Not on view

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