# Any Native American art scholars who can identify a figurine?

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**Created:** [January 13, 2012, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-native-american-art-scholars-who-can-identify-a-figurine/609366 "2012-01-13T03:59:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2012, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-native-american-art-scholars-who-can-identify-a-figurine/609366/1 "2012-01-13T03:59:19Z")

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[This one](https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150465866281818&set=a.10150440907666818.357733.629131817&type=3&permPage=1). I know that I saw it at the Smithsonian Native Indian museum in DC ('course.) I remember loving this statue when I saw it, but failed to recall where / when it was made. Does it look familiar to anyone?

Just thought I’d ask.

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**Author:** ![florez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b9e5f3/32.png) [@florez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/florez)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2012, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-native-american-art-scholars-who-can-identify-a-figurine/609366/2 "2012-01-13T04:25:06Z")

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It looks like Inuit art, carved walrus ivory.