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Object Number
65-7-10/44044
Display Title
Carving - man; made from baleen (twisted ivory tusk)
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Figurine, carved human figure, split, mended with ivory plugs
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Northwest Territories
/
<County>
/
Resolute Bay
Additional Geographic Terms
Hudson Bay region
Materials
Baleen, Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 12.4 x 4.6 x 3.8 cm (4 7/8 x 1 13/16 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
65.7.10 / 44044; Rcd J / 28 / #7 (half of label missing)
Provenance
Collector
Chauncey C. Nash
(1965 - 1965)
Donor
Chauncey C. Nash
(1965 - 1965)
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