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Object Number
25-5-10/98141
Display Title
Model of polar bear
Descriptions
Object Description
Model of polar bear. Used in hunting ritual to prepare hunters.
Inventory Description
Carved wooden bear, foot mended
Classification
- Carving
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Inupiaq?
- Yupik?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Red cedar, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 16 x 31.5 x 12 cm (6 5/16 x 12 3/8 x 4 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
98141
Provenance
Collector
Charles Ashley Weare
(01/01/1895-01/01/1900)
Donor
John Weare
(01/01/1925)
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