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Object Number 09-36-10/75962
Display Title Ivory earring of Eskimo kayak and hunter
Descriptions
Inventory Description Figurine, carved ivory kayak and separate human figure, sinew lines
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Arctic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Newfoundland and Labrador / <County> / Hebron
Materials Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 3 x 8.6 x 2 cm (1 3/16 x 3 3/8 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 75962
Provenance
Provenance Unknown (1891)

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