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Object Number
59-14-10/38875
Display Title
Ivory carving - white owl flying over white polar bear (2 pieces)
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Bone bear and bird figurine, stone eyes, drilled holes in figures
Classification
- Carving
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Northwest Territories
/
<County>
/
Resolute Bay
Materials
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 12.9 x 12.9 x 6 cm (5 1/16 x 5 1/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
59-14-10/38875
Provenance
Collector
Chauncey C. Nash
(1958-1959 - 1959)
Donor
Chauncey C. Nash
(1958-1959 - 1959)
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