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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
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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