Sculpture
Sculpture
Object Name: | Sculpture Sculpture |
Object Type: | Polar Bear and Walrus |
Material: | Ivory ivoire |
Technique: | sculpture carved carved |
Catalogue Number: | HC1886 HC1886 |
Accession Number: | HC1886 |
Origin-Province: | Québec ? Nunavut ? |
Origin-Country: | Canada |
Origin-Continent: | North America Amérique du Nord |
Use-Province: | Nunavut ? Quebec ? |
Use-Country: | Canada |
Culture: | Inuit |
Geo Cultural Area: | Eastern Arctic Est de l'Arctique |
Ethno-linguistic Group: | Inuit-Inupiaq |
Earliest Production Date: | 1910; 1910 |
Latest Production Date: | 1914; 1914 |
Narrative: | Sculptures in the Historic Era depict vital details — but in comparison to Ancient representations, what they gain in realism they lose in the aura of spiritual power.";"Le réalisme des sculptures de la période historique, obtenu grâce à une attention toute particulière aux détails, existe au détriment du pouvoir spirituel évocateur des œuvres des périodes antérieures. |
Length: | 9.3 |
Width: | 4.6 |
Unit-Linear: | cm |
Institution: | Royal Ontario Museum Musée royal de l'Ontario Facebook-Royal Ontario Museum Musée royal de l'Ontario Twitter-Royal Ontario Museum Musée royal de l'Ontario YouTube-Royal Ontario Museum Musée royal de l'Ontario |
Institution City: | Toronto |
Institution Province: | Ontario |
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