Seal Figure
Artist
Clifford Apatiki
(North American Indian, Siberian Yupik, born 1974)
CultureSiberian Yupik, Alaska
Date2006
MediumWalrus ivory and baleen
DimensionsOverall: 1 × 5 × 1 1/2 inches (2.54 × 12.7 × 3.81 cm)
Credit LineGift of Bruce Hartman in honor of Dean E. Thompson
Object number2011.3
SignedSigned on the bottom: "Cliff Apatiki, Gambell, AK"
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DescriptionHighly polished ivory carving of a swimming seal, white in color and covered with black spots.Copyright© Clifford Apatiki
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