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Key Information
- Title:
- Inuk Man Throwing a Harpoon
- Object Name:
- painting
- Artist / Maker:
- Collins, Hugh
- Date/Period:
- January 1877
- Location on Display:
- Museum - Not Currently on display
- Accession No:
- KINCM:2007.1592
- Other Numbers:
- E1.1.76
- Brief Description:
- 'Inuk Man throwing a Harpoon' by Hugh Collins (c 1834-1896), 1877. Portrays a man from an Inuit community in the act of throwing his harpoon. He is probably from Greenland given his hairstyle. Three quarter length view of figure wearing fur coat and hood, harpoon in right hand, line in left hand, long black hair with braids. In Arctic landscape with red horizon. Signed and dated bottom right. Oil on canvas.
Physical Information
- Material:
- oil; canvas
- Medium:
- oil on canvas
Dimensions:
| Type | Height | Width | Depth | Diameter | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| overall | 981[mm] | 773[mm] | 47[mm] |
