Object Details
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of French art collector and dealer Ernest Le Véel (1874-1951); acquired by New York City art dealer Merton D. Simpson (1928-2013) at an unknown date; acquired by MAI through an exchange with Merton Simpson in 1966.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- possibly Yup'ik (Yupik) or Iñupiaq (attributed)
- Previous owner
- Ernest Le Véel (Ernest LeVeel), Non-Indian, 1874-1951
- Merton D. Simpson, Non-Indian, 1928-2013
- Object Name
- Figure
- Media/Materials
- Ivory
- Techniques
- Carved
- Object Type
- Sculpture/Carving/Figures
