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Ekidluak Komoartuk

Mythical Couple

Maker

Ekidluak Komoartuk (Inuit, 1923 - 1993)
West Baffin Eskimo Cooperative (Canadian), distributor

Culture

Inuit

Title

Mythical Couple

Year

1970

Medium

  • whale bone

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • whale bone

Materials

whale bone

Geography

Place Made: Pangnirtung

Dimensions

22.9 cm (9 inches) (height)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Label: paper tag on base written in ink "Pangnirtung Komoartuk"

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Houston

Object Number

78.189.4

Type

  • Ethnology

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Ekidluak Komoartuk (Inuit, 1923 - 1993)
West Baffin Eskimo Cooperative (Canadian), distributor
Mythical Couple, 1970
whale bone
22.9 cm (9 inches) (height)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Houston 78.189.4

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