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TRADE SCULPTURE [1 record]

Record 1 2021-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sculpture
  • Indigenous Arts and Culture
  • Collection Items (Museums and Heritage)
CONT

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, [Inuit] began creating sculptures as a source of income. These early commercial carvings were sold or traded to European and American whalers, who began frequenting the arctic regions at that time. [These] small items are usually referred to as "trade sculptures."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sculpture
  • Arts et culture autochtones
  • Objets de collection (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
CONT

À la fin du XIXe siècle et au début du XXe siècle, [les Inuits] ont commencé à créer des sculptures comme source de revenu. Ces premiers objets commerciaux sculptés étaient vendus ou échangés aux baleiniers européens ou américains qui commençaient à fréquenter les régions arctiques à cette époque. [Ces] petites pièces [sont] habituellement désignées par l'expression «sculptures d'échange».

Spanish

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