Object Details
Culture/People
Inuit [Cape Dorset/Kinngait]
Artist/Maker
Toonoo Sharky (Soroseelktoo Sharky), Inuit [Cape Dorset/Kinngait], b. 1970
Donor
Joram Piatigorsky, Non-Indian
Previous owner
Joram Piatigorsky, Non-Indian
Collection History
Formerly in the collection of Joram Piatigorsky; donated to NMAI by Joram Piatigorsky in 2012.
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Date created
2002
Catalog Number
26/8804
Barcode
268804.000
Object Type
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Title
Owl with Raised Wings
Object Name
Figure
Media/Materials
Steatite/soapstone, stone
Techniques
Carved, polished, inlaid
Dimensions
42.5 x 24.2 x 14.8 cm
Place
Cape Dorset (Kingait, Kinngait, Kingnait); Qikiqtaaluk Region (Qitirmiut, Baffin); Nunavut; Canada
Archipelago
Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Island Name
Dorset Island
Island Grouping
Baffin Island Group
See related items
Inuit [Cape Dorset/Kinngait]
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Link to Original Record
Record ID
NMAI_402302