Title

Inuit arrowshaft straightener. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Western Inuit ivory arrowshaft straightener, engraved with a scene of shamanism or hunting magic; North American. From the British Museum's collection.

Date

Nov 30, 1999

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/CM Dixon

Reference

HRM19B79_121

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (1,3Mb) / 11,5in x 16,9in / 3442 x 5081 (300dpi)

Keywords

religious religion arrow weapon weapons museum color colour hunting war British Museum magic image studio shot ivory artefact concept artifact shaft Inuit Eskimo warfare engraved weaponry black background CM Dixon shamanism object Unknown ivory Dixon CM CM Dixon Mike Dixon arrow straightener CM Dixon ivory object