Sculpture, dog
Maker: Inuit
Medium:Ivory
Geography: Quebec or Nunavut, Canada
Date: before 1915
Dimensions:
5.5 cm
Object number: HC1944
Not on view
DescriptionIn 1910, the Canadian Northern Railway commissioned Robert J. Flaherty (1884 – 1951) to search for iron ore deposits along the northeast coast of Hudson's Bay. Flaherty visited the Arctic over several years during which he collected a wide range of Inuit artifacts. He became interested in filming Inuit life and his popular 1922 silent film, Nanook of the North, garnered him acclaim as a documentary film pioneer.
Collection:
Indigenous Arctic & SubarcticDepartment: Art & Culture: Indigenous Americas
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