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Sitting Walrus

Sam Willie Niviaxie; Inuit

Artwork Details

Sitting Walrus
Sam Willie Niviaxie; Inuit
serpentine stone
7 ½ in x 9 ½ in x 5 ½ in (19.05 cm x 24.13 cm x 13.97 cm)
Gift of Sidney C. Kleinman
2019/2.141

Description

Physical Description:

A walrus carved from black stone with light veining. It is sitting with its head up and its flippers tucked underneath its stomach. 

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