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Carved Bear Figurine

Carved Bear Figurine

Artist/Maker
Datepossibly 19th century
place madeAlaska, United States
MediumIvory
DimensionsOverall: 1 5/8 × 5 × 1 1/4 in. (4.1 × 12.7 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Charles F. and Abigail L. Olney
Object number1904.162
Status
Not on view
ProvenanceCharles F. Olney [1831-1903], Cleveland, OH; by inheritance 1903 to Abigail L. Olney [d. 1904], Cleveland, OH; by bequest 1904 to Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH; by transfer 1917 to Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OHExhibition History
Animals in Art, East and West
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (December 13, 1979 - January 7, 1980 )
Only Olney
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (April 21, 1981 - August 1, 1981 )
Forgotten Objects: Decorative Arts from the Permanent Collection
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (February 9, 1986 - March 23, 1986 )
Charles F. Olney and the Collecting of Curiosities
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (July 8, 1996 - September 25, 1996 )
Collections
  • Americas
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