Figure
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 carved from a mammal tooth, possibly walrus or beluga (white whale).
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
Acquired by Robert and Lisa Sainsbury in 1980.
Accessioned into the Sainsbury Centre, University of East Anglia circa 2000.
On display
Title/Description: Figure
Born: 1700 c. - 1799 c.
Object Type: Figure
Materials: Mammal tooth
Measurements: h. 25 mm
Accession Number: 431
Historic Period: 18th century
Production Place: Bering Sea, North America, The Americas
