Gift Details
Recipient Information
Recipient: Ann M. Veneman, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
Agency: Department of Agriculture
Gift Information
Value: $650.00
Year Received: 2004
Date Received: NA
Gift Description
A stone, probably serpentine, figure of a polar bear in a seated position. Inuit sculpture, it was carved in the cooperative of Puvirnituk located in northeastern Canada. As a registered Inuit sculpture the message ``2003, Qumaluk 37464'' is incised on the underside of the base. It is also marked ``Canada, Ministry of Agriculture A475-AB CI 37465''. The maker is Tukgi Gumaluk. Received: February 11, 2004. Appraised Value: $650.00. Location: The item was returned to the USDA/FAS Foreign Visitor and Protocol Office to be processed for turn-in to General Services Administration.
Justification
Non-acceptance would cause embarrassment to donor and U.S. Government
Donor Information
Donor: Presented by Robert Speller, Minister of Agriculture, Canada. -
Country: Canada