Figure
Arts of the Americas
CULTURE
Alaska Native
MEDIUM
Ivory
DATES
19th century
DIMENSIONS
4 1/8 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/8 in. (10.5 x 3.8 x 2.8 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Arts of the Americas
ACCESSION NUMBER
80.98.1
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Cynthia Hazen Polsky
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Figure standing with arms pressed into sides. Face is carved with deep set eyes with holes for pupils, a flat nose, and a protruding mouth. Fingers are indicated by incised outlines on a flat surface. Back is carved from buttocks to shoulders as a concave triangle. Surface is smooth in some areas and pitted in others. Ivory reveals yellow aging overall with dark brown patches. Was mounted through a hole in one foot.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Alaska Native. Figure, 19th century. Ivory, 4 1/8 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/8 in. (10.5 x 3.8 x 2.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Cynthia Hazen Polsky, 80.98.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 80.98.1.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 80.98.1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
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