Spirit Bird

Spirit Bird

Technique: Carved, engraved, polished. Materials: Steatite (soapstone); hardness <7; green with natural variation in color from yellow to dark grey. Design Elements: Image of a bird with a human head in the back of the bird's body. The bird is perched on a square base. Very little engraving done on it and few details on bird's body.
  • Object: Spirit Bird
  • Artist: Kopak
  • Circa: Late 20th C
  • Dimensions: L: 3 2/4"; W: 2 3/4"; H: 4 1/2"
  • Culture Area: Arctic
  • Cultural Group: Inuit
  • Cultural Context: -
  • Donor: George B. Robson
  • Catalog #: 96.109