Description & Technical information
E 293) A minute highly stylized asexual torso representing an ancestor. Thule culture, Bering Strait.
Period: Circa 1000-1800 AD
Origin: Alaska
Medium: Mineralized walrus tusk (Odobenus rosmarus divergens)
Dimensions: 2.6 cm (1 inches)
Categories: Tribal Art
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