Currently not on view
Family group,
1500–1850
Thule
1997-159
More Context
It is extremely rare to see three people grouped in a single carving, much less such an obvious family group. Despite the Okvik-like rectangular torsos, these small pieces, made to stand alone, are probably Thule. Evan M. Maurer, in <em>The Native American Heritage</em> exhibition catalogue, identifies the piece as coming from St. Lawrence Island.
Information
Title
Family group
Dates
1500–1850
Medium
Walrus ivory
Dimensions
h. 4.6 cm., w. 2.2 cm., d. 1.8 cm. (1 13/16 x 7/8 x 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
The Lloyd E. Cotsen, Class of 1950, Eskimo Bone and Ivory Carving Collection
Object Number
1997-159
Place Excavated
North America, United States, Alaska, Said to be from St. Lawrence Island
Culture
Materials
Subject
- Evan Maurer, The Native American Heritage: A Survey of North American Indian Art (Chicago: The Chicago Institute of Art, 1977)., cat. no. 545, p. 335 (illus.)
- "Acquisitions of the Art Museum 1997," in "A Window into Collecting American Folk Art: The Edward Duff Balken Collection at Princeton," special issue, Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University 57, no. 1/2 (1998): p. 164-208., p. 205
