Unsigned - Narwhal Family
Year completed: 1980s
Medium: Slate with Bone
Size (inches): 4 x 9 x 4
Size (cm): 10 x 22.5 x 10
Status: on hold
Observations: A pod of Narwhals from the Belcher Islands.
The carving is sleek and pleasant, the whales moving in unison through the Arctic water. Incidently the narwhal tusk was seen as proof of the existence of unicorns in Europe during the 14th century.
(CI166)
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