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Ivory Cormorant - Edwin Noongwook

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Ivory Cormorant

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Noongwook uses the length and natural curve of the tusk to portray the graceful body of the cormorant. The beak and eyes are baleen and the carving rests on a piece of walrus jaw bone.

Artist	Edwin Noongwook
Origin	Savoonga, St. Lawrence Island, AK
Dimensions	23-1/2 x 5 x 3-3/4 in
Materials	Walrus ivory, baleen, walrus jaw bone base
Culture	St. Lawrence Island Yupik