seated polar bear holding the tail of a vertical seal in its mouth, with a vertical element between bear and seal; grey stone

Bear eating seal, c. 1970

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Gift of Judith Kaufer and Katherine Kaufer Christoffel in memory of their parents, George and Sonya Kauferexpand_more  2018.8.5

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For thousands of years, Inuit people in Alaska and Canada have been carving smooth, sometimes haunting and whimsical sculptures out of bone, walrus ivory, wood, and stone. Inspired by the world around them, artists depict the people, animals and things they encounter in their daily lives and rituals.

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Bear eating seal
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2018.8.5
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seated polar bear holding the tail of a vertical seal in its mouth, with a vertical element between bear and seal; grey stone

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