Birds

Birds

Technique: Carved, engraved, polished. Materials: Steatite (soapstone); hardness <7; Colors: grey, brown, black, cream. The colors are part of the natural color variations of the stone. Design Elements: Two large birds facing in opposite directions. They come out of a single rock base. Very little body and facial detail.
  • Object: Birds
  • Artist: Unknown
  • Circa: Late 20th C
  • Dimensions: W: 8 1/2'; L: 10 1/2"; H: 14 3/4"
  • Culture Area: Arctic
  • Cultural Group: Inuit
  • Cultural Context: -
  • Donor: George B. Robson
  • Catalog #: 96.117