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Object Number
60-48-10/39071
Display Title
Stone and ivory carving of an man in a boat chasing a polar bear
Descriptions
Object Description
Stone and ivory carving of an man in a boat chasing a polar bear
Inventory Description
Sculpture, carved human figure in kayak and bear, carved rectangular base
Classification
- Sculpture
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Northwest Territories
/
<County>
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Repulse Bay
Additional Geographic Terms
Hudson Bay Region
Materials
Stone, Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 21.4 x 3.3 x 5.3 cm (8 7/16 x 1 5/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
60-48-10/39071, From Repulse Bay / April 21, 1960
Provenance
Collector
Chauncey C. Nash
(1960)
Donor
Chauncey C. Nash
(December 6, 1960)
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