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A minute figure of a pregnant woman.

Galerie Meyer-Oceanic Art

Date 1600-1800 A.D.

Epoque 1600-1750, 1750-1850, 17th century, 18th century

Origine Western Alaska

Medium Wood

Dimension 7.9 cm (3¹/₈ inches)

Point Hope, Western Alaska, Thule Culture
The face shows conventionalized Eskimo features notably a round face with flattened nose, frowning mouth, and squinted eyes. The artist ingeniously used a knot in the wood to represent the distended belly-button on the swollen abdomen.

Date: 1600-1800 A.D.

Epoque: 1600-1750, 1750-1850, 17th century, 18th century

Origine: Western Alaska

Medium: Wood

Dimension: 7.9 cm (3¹/₈ inches)

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Galerie Meyer-Oceanic Art

Tribal Art dealer specializing in early Oceanic Art since 1980 and archaic Eskimo Art since 2010

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