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Inuit

Water Ladle

Inuit, 1800

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Inuit

Water Ladle

Inuit, 1800

Physical Qualities Mammoth tusk, 3 1/4 × 3 9/16 × 8 3/8 in. (8.3 × 9 × 21.2 cm.)
Credit Line John Erikson Collection
Object Number 1955.167.8
Large, deep, oval bowl with handle at one end; end of handle carved with truncated human figure.
Purchased by John Erikson in Alaska ca. 1900
Baltimore Museum of Art, Vitrines, May Wing, Summer 1957.

Inscribed: None.

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