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Object Number
65-7-10/44043
Display Title
Carving - whale; made of walrus penis
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Figurine, carved whale, probably Beluga Whale
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Northwest Territories
/
<County>
/
Repulse Bay
Additional Geographic Terms
Hudson Bay region
Materials
Walrus penis bone
Dimensions
Overall: 20 x 4.3 x 4.1 cm (7 7/8 x 1 11/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
65-7-10/44043, Repulse Bay / Received Jan. 28 / 1965 #5
Provenance
Collector
Chauncey C. Nash
(1965 - 1965)
Donor
Chauncey C. Nash
(1965 - 1965)
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