Sedna Legend
Sedna Legend
Sedna Legend
Sedna Legend
Sedna Legend
Sedna Legend

© Estate of Peter Pitseloak

Sedna Legend
Sedna Legend
Sedna Legend
Sedna Legend
Sedna Legend
Sedna Legend

On view

Native North American Art
Princeton Collects

Sedna Legend,

1968

Peter Pitseolak, Inuit, 1902–1973; born Tujjaat (Nottingham Island), Canada; died Kinngait (Cape Dorset), Canada
2022-329 a-c

Information

Title
Sedna Legend
Dates

1968

Maker
Peter Pitseolak
Medium
Green serpentine and walrus ivory
Dimensions
69.8 × 63.5 cm (27 1/2 × 25 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Fred Sparling, Class of 1958, and Joyce Sparling
Object Number
2022-329 a-c
Signatures
Signed in syllabics
Culture
Inuit, Native American
Type
sculptures

Fred Sparling,Pittsboro, North Carolina, gift; to Princeton University Art Museum, 2022.

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