About the Artwork
Torso
13th century
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Native american
Punuk
Walrus ivory
Overall: 6 × 1 3/4 × 1 1/8 inches (15.2 × 4.4 × 2.9 cm)
Sculpture
Indigenous Americas
Gift of Jerry Goldfarb
F1983.166
This work is in the public domain.
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Provenance
Jerry Goldfarb (Chicago, Illinois, USA)
1984-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Punuk, Native American, Torso, 13th century, walrus ivory. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Jerry Goldfarb, F1983.166.
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