Walrus

Artist:Inuit

Medium: Soapstone, ivory

Geograhical Locations:

• Canada

Dates:1950–1980

Dimensions: 2 1/4 x 1 3/4 x 4 in. (5.7 x 4.4 x 10.2 cm)

Collections:

• Arts of the Americas

Exhibitions:

• Climate in Crisis: Environmental Change in the Indigenous Americas

Accession Number: 2004.79.13

Image: CUR.2004.79.13-1.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Walrus of black stone; tusks of ivory. Sits with head turned to one side; leans on front flippers. Sculpted carefully in the round, including bottom. Attention to detail. Condition good. Tusks crudely glued in place.

Brooklyn Museum