COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.1979.206.695
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MMA_.1979.206.695
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Description:
The ivory half-figures or torsos made during the late centuries of the first millennium B.C. were often rendered with such a minimum of detail that they remain enigmatic to the most insightful of viewers. Armless and legless, with faces reduced to essential elements, the figures are part of a larger group of works that have been called dolls by some, ceremonial or shamanistic objects by others. Most frequently they represent females. In Siberia during the nineteenth century, armless female figures were house guardians and spirits of illness; it has been suggested that in ancient times they may have had a similar role. The ivory torsos are known primarily from the region of the St. Lawrence and Punuk islands in the Bering Sea between Alaska and Siberia .
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The ivory half-figures or torsos made during the late centuries of the first millennium B.C. were often rendered with such a minimum of detail that they remain enigmatic to the most insightful of viewers. Armless and legless, with faces reduced to essential elements, the figures are part of a larger group of works that have been called dolls by some, ceremonial or shamanistic objects by others. Most frequently they represent females. In Siberia during the nineteenth century, armless female figures were house guardians and spirits of illness; it has been suggested that in ancient times they may have had a similar role. The ivory torsos are known primarily from the region of the St. Lawrence and Punuk islands in the Bering Sea between Alaska and Siberia .
Description
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Creator Nationality:
North American; Native American; Aleutian; Bering
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North American; Native American; Aleutian; Bering
Creator Nationality
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Creator Name-CRT:
Old Bering Sea peoples
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Old Bering Sea peoples
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Human Figure
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Human Figure
Title
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View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
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Creation Date:
2nd century B.C.?1st century A.D.
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2nd century B.C.?1st century A.D.
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
-200
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-200
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
99
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99
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Ivory (walrus)
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Ivory (walrus)
Materials and Techniques
false
Style or Period:
Old Bering Sea (Okvik)
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Old Bering Sea (Okvik)
Style or Period
false
Creation Place:
United States, Alaska
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United States, Alaska
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
H. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
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H. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York
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New York, New York
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1979.206.695
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1979.206.695
ID Number
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Credit Line:
The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979
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The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979
Credit Line
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Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Copyright
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_1979.206.695.tif
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MMA_.h1_1979.206.695.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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