Narwhal Figure
Physical description
Carved bone narwhal that pegs onto a stone stand (part b). Whale has a separate spiralled (bone?) tusk (part c) extending from it's mouth, small inlaid black eyes and a slightly curved body and tail. The pectoral fins appear to have been attached with a white adhesive. A long peg sits in a hole in the stone stand, which is made of a greenish stone with copper-brown markings. The bone of the whale is brown through the tail with dark specks overall. The area where the blowhole would be shows a round hole filled with a round bone plug. There is a horizonal hole in the bottom and a small open hole behind the blowhole.
Categories
Date Made
Before 1990
Date Acquired
29 Sep 2021
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
Measurements
Overall: 8.6 cm x 7 cm x 28 cm
Object Number
3528/23 a-c