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Object Number
59-14-10/38877
Display Title
Stone carving - polar bear and walrus
Descriptions
Object Description
Stone carving - polar bear and walrus (polar bear grabbing walrus' head; bear has ivory teeth)
Inventory Description
Carving, stone, Polar bear grabbing Walrus by the head, ivory tusk and teeth
Classification
- Carving
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Quebec
Additional Geographic Terms
Wakeham Bay; Hudson Straits, Southern side of
Materials
Stone, Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 13.5 x 18 x 11.5 cm (5 5/16 x 7 1/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
59-14-10/38877 & / /ng the head of/ /The upper par/ /f ice betwe/ /Wakeham Ba/ /
Provenance
Collector
Chauncey C. Nash
(1958-1959)
Donor
Chauncey C. Nash
(1959)
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