Minute Female Torso

Period Circa 1000-1800 AD.
Origin Thule culture, Alaska
Medium Mineralized walrus tusk (Odobenus rosmarus divergens).
Dimensions 1.9 cm (0³/₄ inches)
Gallery Galerie Meyer-Oceanic Art

Description & Technical information

E 294) A minute highly stylized female torso representing an ancestor. She is shown wearing the typical female top-knot coiffure and shows lightly defined breasts.

Period:  Circa 1000-1800 AD.
Origin:  Thule culture, Alaska
Medium: Mineralized walrus tusk (Odobenus rosmarus divergens).
Dimensions: 1.9 cm (0³/₄ inches)
Categories: Tribal Art

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