Miniature effigy
Life Story
Numbers of miniature figurines have been found in prehistoric sites on St Lawrence Island and neighbouring areas (see Bandi, 1977: pls. 54-5, who attributes them to later in the prehistoric era). Their former use is not known. This figurine is of mammal tooth, is so well preserved that it may not have the same age as the others in the collection.
Steven Hooper, 1997
Entry taken from Robert and Lisa Sainsbury Collection, Vol. 2: Pacific, African and Native North American Art, edited by Steven Hooper (Yale University Press, 1997) p. 239.
Provenance
Gift from K. J. Hewett to Robert and Lisa Sainsbury in 1970.
Donated to the Sainsbury Centre, University of East Anglia in 1978.
Not on display
Title/Description: Miniature effigy
Object Type: Figure
Materials: Mammal tooth
Measurements: h. 35 x w. 12 x d. 10 mm
Accession Number: 404
Historic Period: 18th century
Production Place: Bering Sea, North America, The Americas
Credit Line: Donated by Robert and Lisa Sainsbury, 1978
