Description & Technical information
Point Hope, Western Alaska, Thule Culture
The face shows conventionalized Eskimo features notably a round face with flattened nose, frowning mouth, and squinted eyes. The artist ingeniously used a knot in the wood to represent the distended belly-button on the swollen abdomen.
Date: 1600-1800 A.D.
Period: 1600-1750, 1750-1850, 17th century, 18th century
Origin: Western Alaska
Medium: Wood
Dimensions: 7.9 cm (3¹/₈ inches)
Categories: Tribal Art
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