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Pelican
Pelican
Artist/Maker (Inuit (20th century))
Datemid 20th-late 20th century
MediumSoapstone
DimensionsOverall: 6 3/4 × 4 1/2 in. (17.1 × 11.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of James Taylor Dunn, Class of 1936
Object number1992.37
On view
DescriptionPelican on base eating a large fish.
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Exhibition History 2024-2025
Clinton, NY. The Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College. "Menagerie: Animals in Art from the Wellin Museum," September 7, 2024 –June 8, 2025 (no cat.).
Provenance 1992: Hamilton College (Fred L. Emerson Gallery), by gift of James Taylor Dunn.
Inscribed Under base: "Dania Koma 00 x 3034"
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