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Object Number
59-14-10/38870
Display Title
Stone carving - fish (whale)
Descriptions
Object Description
Stone carving - fish (whale)
Inventory Description
Carving, stone, beluga whale, broken tail, chipped flippers.
Classification
- Carving
Department
Ethnographic
Date
December 31, 1958
Artist
Akpalarak
Culture
- Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Quebec
/
<County>
/
Povungnituk
Additional Geographic Terms
Hudson Bay, East side of
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 21.5 x 10 x 4.1 cm (8 7/16 x 3 15/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
59-14-10/38870; December 31,; Akpalarak. Povungnituk. 7
Provenance
Collector
Chauncey C. Nash
(1958-1959)
Donor
Chauncey C. Nash
(1959)
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