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Object Number
59-14-10/38848
Display Title
Stone carving - Eskimo man harpooning young polar bear
Descriptions
Object Description
Stone carving -man harpooning young polar bear
Inventory Description
Figurine, stone carving, hunter harpooning walrus?, ivory harpoon
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Date
April 3, 1959
Artist
Sacarassie
Culture
- Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Northwest Territories
Additional Geographic Terms
Hudson Bay
Materials
Stone, Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 17.8 x 5.1 x 9.8 cm (7 x 2 x 3 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
59-14-10/38848/ 15/ Eskimo Man harpooning/ young polar bear/ Sacarassie/ April 3
Provenance
Collector
Chauncey C. Nash
(1958-1959 - 1959)
Donor
Chauncey C. Nash
(1959)
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