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1933.55.1

Painted plaster cast of a carved stone elk head. [SM (Verve) 29/2/2016]

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1933.55.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Painted plaster cast of a carved stone elk head. [SM (Verve) 29/2/2016]
Geographical reference
Finland
Europe > Northern Europe > Finland
[Huittinen] [Palojoki]
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1933 Archaeological period: Neolithic Date made: 7000-6000 BC
Date collected
By 1933
Acquisition information
Donated: 1933
Materials and processes
Material Plaster, Material Pigment, Process Cast, Process Painted, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Height: max 67 mm, Length: max 145 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1933.55.1
Research and responses

This is a copy of the Elk's Head of Huittinen - a Mesolithic soapstone moose-head found in 1903, now on permanent display at the National Museum of Finland in Helsinki. [Dan Hicks 8/3/2017]

The original object that this object is copied from is part of the collection of the National Museum of Finland It is described as an "Elk-head soapstone sculpture from Huittinen, W Finland, from Stone Age 7000-6000 BC." [SM (Verve) 22/9/2016]

Search terms: Figure, Reproduction, Weapon, Religion, Animal Figure, Cast, Ceremonial Object

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