Head on Whale
date: label: Date created
content: 1996
name: label: Culture/People
content: Inuit [Povungnituk/Puvirnituq]
label: Artist/Maker
content: Joshua Sivuarpik Sheeg (Quma Sivuarpik Sheeg/Sheeq Sivuarpik Sheeg), Inuit [Povungnituk/Puvirnituq], 1949-2011
label: Donor
content: Joram Piatigorsky, Non-Indian
label: Previous owner
content: Joram Piatigorsky, Non-Indian
notes: label: Collection History
content: Formerly in the collection of Joram Piatigorsky; donated to NMAI by Joram Piatigorsky in 2012.
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place: label: Place
content: Puvirnituq (Povungnituk); Nord du Québec Region (Nunavik); Québec; Canada
setName: label: See related items
content: Inuit [Povungnituk/Puvirnituq]
label: See related items
content: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 26/8805
label: Barcode
content: 268805.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
physicalDescription: label: Title
content: Head on Whale
label: Object Name
content: Sculpture
label: Media/Materials
content: Steatite/soapstone
label: Techniques
content: Carved, polished
label: Dimensions
content: 23.1 x 13.5 x 12.3 cm