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Object Number
65-7-10/44046
Display Title
Ivory tusk lying on 4 legs - scene of Inuit life
Descriptions
Object Description
Ivory tusk lying on 4 legs - scene of Inuit life including owl and nest, caribou standing and covering young caribou, hunter with bow and arrow, man running after polar bear, dog
Inventory Description
Carved ivory tusk, on small feet, pegged human/animals, bird, nest figures.
Classification
- Carving
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Northwest Territories
/
<County>
/
Pelly Bay
Additional Geographic Terms
Hudson Bay region
Materials
Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 52.5 x 5.6 x 4.2 cm (20 11/16 x 2 3/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity
7
Label on object
65-7-10/44046 & T643
Provenance
Provenance
Chauncey C. Nash
(1965)
Donor
Chauncey C. Nash
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