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Object Number 04-9-10/62819
Display Title Bone carving representing spinster
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved ivory human, carrying spoon, leg broken, red and black outlines
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Labrador Coast Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Newfoundland and Labrador / Labrador
Additional Geographic Terms Labrador, northern
Materials Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 6.3 x 2.6 x 1.7 cm (2 1/2 x 1 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 62819
Provenance
Provenance Dr. Granville (1903)

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