Otter On Ice II

Date created
1984
Culture/People
Abenaki (Abnaki)
Artist/Maker
Gerard Tsonakwa (Gerard Rancourt Jr./Tsonakwa), Abenaki (Abnaki), b. 1943
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source
Raven Gallery (The Raven Gallery)
Collection History
Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from The Raven Gallery (Minneapolis, Minnesota) in 1984; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Place
Northern Québec; Nord du Québec Region (Nunavik); Québec; Canada
See related items
Abenaki (Abnaki)
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
26/1752
Barcode
261752.000
Object Type
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Title
Otter On Ice II
Object Name
Sculpture
Media/Materials
Steatite/soapstone, mother-of-pearl, turquoise, jade
Techniques
Carved, inlaid, painted, incised
Dimensions
25.1 x 4.0 x 10.7 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws665484303-cda2-4b3b-be7e-78c10ce97207
Record ID
NMAI_277858