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Object Number
97-11-10/50507
Display Title
Dog with 16 legs and duck's head for tail
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Figurine, carved ivory, dog head at 1 end, duck head at other, 16 legs
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Greenland Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Greenland
Materials
Narwhal tusk
Dimensions
Overall: 13.7 x 1.4 x 2.8 cm (5 3/8 x 9/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
50507
Provenance
Collector
Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary
(1897)
Donor
Donated by
Dr. Clarence J. Blake
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