Quadruped

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Title	Quadruped
Artist	Artist Unknown (Inuit)
Date	before 1500
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Medium:

Sculpture | Ivory

Size:

1/2 x 1 3/16 x 5/16 in. (1.27 x 3.02 x 0.79 cm)

Creation Place:

North America, United States, Arctic region, Alaska, St. Lawrence Island, Kialegak

Culture:

Inuit, North America, United States, Arctic region, Alaska

Style:

15th century

Physical Description:

small four-legged animal with fang-like tusks; small bulbous tail; hole through head; mottled light and dark brown

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of the Weiser Family Foundation

Accession Number:

2002.196.6

Artist:

Role:

Added to Site:

February 28, 2009