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Whistle with Seal’s Head

Inuit, 1867-1899

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Inuit

Whistle with Seal’s Head

Inuit

Whistle with Seal’s Head

Inuit, 1867-1899

Physical Qualities Bone, 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm.)
Credit Line John Erikson Collection
Object Number 1955.167.53a
Purchased by John Erikson in Alaska ca. 1900
"The Far North: 2000 Years of American Eskimo and Indian Art," The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1973, p. 73.

Inscribed: None one visible; objects secured in exhibition case

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2000–2000

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