Carving of a Reindeer
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Siberian Yupik. Carving of a Reindeer, nineteenth century. Ivory, 6 x 4 x 2 3/4 in. or (15.5 x 9.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Anonymous gift in memory of Dr. Harlow Brooks, 43.201.260. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.43.201.260.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Culture
Title
Carving of a Reindeer
Date
nineteenth century
Geography
Possible place made: Canada, Possible place made: United States
Medium
Ivory
Classification
Dimensions
6 x 4 x 2 3/4 in. or (15.5 x 9.5 cm)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Dr. Harlow Brooks
Accession Number
43.201.260
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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Frequent Art Questions
Where did the ivory come from for this?
Although ivory in the arctic can come from many sources (animal bones, walrus tusks, or whale teeth); for this particular piece, the curators believe the ivory is bone ivory -- likely from an animal indigenous to the area of Siberian where this Yupik artist lived.
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