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Narwhal

Nalenik Temela; Inuit

Artwork Details

Narwhal
1982
Nalenik Temela; Inuit
serpentine stone, ivory
5 x 20 x 5 in. (12.7 x 50.8 x 12.7 cm);3 ½ x 16 x 4 in. (8.89 x 40.64 x 10.16 cm)
Gift of Sidney C. Kleinman
2019/2.156A

Description

Physical Description:

The body of a narwhal carved from shiny serpentine stone in a mottled greenish grey. The animal is positioned on its side, with one flipper underneath it and one up in the air. The tail is also lifted up in the air as though it is swimming. There is a hole on the front of its head where the ivory tusk can be attached. 

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