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Eugene and Clare Thaw Collection of American Indian Art
Effigy
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| Object ID |
T0225 |
| Object Name |
Effigy |
| Description |
Ipiutak Polar Bear Effigy;
Medium/Materials: Walrus ivory; |
| Dimensions |
H-2 W-1 L-5 inches |
| Early Date |
100 |
| Late Date |
600 |
| Place of Origin |
Bering Sea, Spencer Point area, Seward Peninsula, AK, USA |
| People |
Ipiutak Culture/ |
| Provenance |
(1) Jeffrey R. Myers. New York City. Excavated from the Point Spencer Area, Seward Peninsula, Alaska on August 10, 1991.;
(2) Ron Nasser.;
(3) Eugene V. Thaw 23 October 1991.
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| History |
Scholarly Attributions:
[1] Ted Carpenter - 26 November 1996 - "May have been excavated in a combined Danish-American survey in 1941. ..." [2] Nasser identified as Ipiutak, Wardwell (1992) identified as Ipiutak and Penney (1994) published as Okvik. |
| Used |
Ipiutak Culture |
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For access to this image, contact the Registrar, Fenimore Art Museum, (607) 547-1444.
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Last modified on: March 02, 2006
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