Mother Figure
Physical description
Whale bone carving of a woman and child. The main piece is the torso, head and raised arms of a woman, with the upper part of a child carved as if located in a hood on her back. Part b is a large separate whale bone knife that balances in her left hand. Unsigned.
Categories
Materials
Date Made
1972
Date Acquired
29 Sep 2021
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
Measurements
Part a: 24 cm x 29.5 cm x 16.2 cm
part b: 20.8 cm x 4.5 cm x 2 cm
Object Number
3528/5 a-b