Otter

Otter

Technique: Carved, polished, engraved. Materials: Steatite (soapstone), hardness <7; color: greenish black-speckled. Design Elements: Otter standing on hind limbs leaning forward eating something grasped between forepaws.
  • Object: Otter
  • Artist: Unknown
  • Circa: Late 20th C
  • Dimensions: H: 4 1/2"; W: 3 1/2"; D: 1 1/2"
  • Culture Area: Arctic
  • Cultural Group: Inuit
  • Cultural Context: -
  • Donor: George B. Robson
  • Catalog #: 96.088