Collection Highlights
Our Indian Policy
Date:
1875
Object Number:
PR.029.1
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Animal figurines
Object Number:
1943.349a-d
Date:
1900-1940
Medium:
Ivory, ink
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 2 x 3 1/4 in. ( 2.5 x 5.1 x 8.3 cm )
Each: 1 x 2 x 1/2 in. (2.5 x 5.1 x 1.3 cm)
Description:
Carved, free-standing figures of two walruses and two polar bears with inscibed and blackened features.
Credit Line:
Gift of Fanny Shapiro
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
