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Iñupiaq or Yup'ik (attributed)

Figure (polar bear design)

Inuit, 1867

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Iñupiaq or Yup'ik (attributed)

Figure (polar bear design)

Inuit, 1867

Physical Qualities Ivory, 4 3/4 × 1 1/8 × 1 3/8 in. (12 × 2.9 × 3.5 cm.)
Credit Line John Erikson Collection
Object Number 1955.167.10
Purchased by John Erikson in Alaska ca. 1900
The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, "John Erikson Collection of Eskimo Art", December 17, 1963-January 5, 1964.

Inscribed: None.

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