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Object Number
59-14-10/38847
Display Title
Stone carving - Eskimo man with dead seal and being attacked by polar bear
Descriptions
Object Description
Stone carving - man with dead seal being attacked by polar bear which he is about to spear on harpoon
Inventory Description
Carving, stone, kneeling male figure harpooning polar bear over seal figure
Classification
- Carving
Department
Ethnographic
Date
April 3, 1959
Artist
Lucasi Ukusirala Anauta
Culture
- Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Quebec
/
<County>
/
Povungnituk
Additional Geographic Terms
Hudson Bay
Materials
Stone, Resin
Dimensions
Overall: 17 x 34 x 15 cm (6 11/16 x 13 3/8 x 5 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
59-14-10/38847 & Eskimo Man with dead seal and being /attacked by Polar Bear whi
Provenance
Collector
Chauncey C. Nash
(1958-1959 - 1959)
Donor
Chauncey C. Nash
(1958-1959 - 1959)
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