Collection: Fry

Item Number: Fry0166

Category: Toy

Region: Arctic

Tribe: Eskimo

Period: 1825-1850

Materials: Wood

Description: Carved wood kayak, probably made as a childÍs toy, with an ivory figure with its head slanted back slightly. The dark staining of the ivory and the kayak strongly suggests that this piece was excavated after being in the ground for a long time.

Dimensions: 13.5"

Provenance:

Paul Gray, Old Chatham, New York

Exhibitions:

Lure of the Arctic, Cincinnati Art Museum, October 2007 - January 2008

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