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sculpture
Object Type
sculpture
Museum number
Am1999,01.7.a-b
Description
Stone carving of beluga [whale] on separate stone base.
Producer name
Made by:
S Malliki
Production ethnic group
Made by:
Arctic Peoples
Made by:
Inuit
Production date
1970-1990
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Repulse Bay (Nunavut)
Found/Acquired:
Melville Peninsula
Materials
stone
Technique
carved
Dimensions
Height:
2.75 centimetres
Length:
6 centimetres
Width:
2 centimetres
Curator's comments
Label accompanying carving gives 'S.Malliki. Repulse Bay. Whale. 99007026.'
Location
Not on display
Condition
Good.
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Maj S R Elliot
Acquisition date
1999
Department
Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number
Am1999,01.7.a-b