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Eskimo walrus
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Title
Eskimo
walrus
Description
1.5
x
1
x
2
' ;
Ivory?
;
White
sculpture
of a
walrus
. The
necessary
skills
using
hand
tools
,
hatchets
,
files
,
rasps
, and
knives
have been
passed
down
through
generations
. The
artists
have a
direct
relationship
with their
materials
and
generally
work
outside
,
even
in the
wintertime
.
Once
the
sculpture
is
in its
final
shape
with
details
complete
,
it
is
rubbed
by
hand
with
stone
dust
or
fine
sand
to the
desired
finish
.
Subject
Native
North
American
Art
Rights
Giertz
Education
Center
@
the
Krannert
Art
Museum
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