Woman Preparing Fish

Artist Joanassie Nowkawalk (Canadian; Inuit, b. 1926)

Date1953P

Place of ManufactureNorth America

MediumMaterial: stone; serpentine; ivory

DimensionsOverall: 16.5 x 23 x 16 cm

ClassificationsFINE ART

Credit LineWomen's Committee Cultural Fund

Object number1953.009.001

DescriptionDark green seated woman with child on her back. She has lenticular ivory inset eyes & is holding an ivory ulu knife in her right hand & an ivory fish head in her left hand.Entire object is highly polished. Four holes drilled in the bottom, for pegs to fasten object to stand probably

Status

Not on view