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Polar Bear Eating a Seal

Inuit

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Caption

Inuit. Polar Bear Eating a Seal, 1950–1980. Soapstone, 4 3/8 x 25 3/4 x 5 1/4 in. (11.1 x 65.4 x 13.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Hilda and Al Schein Collection, 2004.79.22. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Culture

Inuit

Title

Polar Bear Eating a Seal

Date

1950–1980

Medium

Soapstone

Classification

Sculpture

Dimensions

4 3/8 x 25 3/4 x 5 1/4 in. (11.1 x 65.4 x 13.3 cm)

Credit Line

Hilda and Al Schein Collection

Accession Number

2004.79.22

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Artists and makers

Inuit

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