"Spirit Walrus"
Technique: Carved, engraved, polished. Materials: Steatite (soapstone); hardness <7. Color: greenish to brown, marbled in appearance. Design Elements: Walrus is lying on its side, with abdominal area exposed and one forelimb raised. Eyes, nose, whiskers and mouth are engraved. Prominent tusks.
- Object: "Spirit Walrus"
- Artist: Adamie Niviaxie
- Circa: Late 20th C
- Dimensions: L: 6"; W: 2"; H: 2 3/4"
- Culture Area: Arctic
- Cultural Group: Inuit
- Cultural Context: -
- Donor: George B. Robson
- Catalog #: 96.104