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Sitting Bird

Samonie Toonoo; Inuit

Artwork Details

Sitting Bird
Samonie Toonoo; Inuit
serpentine stone
5 ¼ in x 10 ½ in x 7 ½ in (13.34 cm x 26.67 cm x 19.05 cm)
Gift of Sidney C. Kleinman
2019/2.164

Description

Physical Description:

A sitting bird carved from stone with an angular head and two wings extending back. There are small carved notches along the edges of the wings. 

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