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A Few Things in the Way of Curios: Historic Ivories at the Canadian Museum of Civilization
Institution(s): |
Canadian Museum of Civilization |
Year created: | 2001 |
Coverage dates: | 1750-1948 |
Description: | Applied to Inuit art, the term "historic" serves to distinguish the period between roughly 1750 and 1948. It's the era between first sustained contact between Inuit and visitors to the North (which varied according to region) and the beginning of the commercial artform, which started in 1948 with James Houston's first trip to Inukjuak. The Canadian Museum of Civilization (CMC) owns approximately 360 carvings that stem from this period. |
Audience(s): | general, advanced |
Language(s) of exhibit: | English, French |
Copyright information: | Copyright Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation |
Subjects: |
Art & Artists |