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Object Number
65-7-10/44047
Display Title
Ivory carving - 3 owls sitting on a tree, set in stone platform
Descriptions
Object Description
Ivory carving - 3 owls sitting on a tree, set in stone platform. Antler, stone, ivory and black pigment. A piece of antler is set into a diamond shaped stone base (soapstone ?). Three owls (one large and two small) carved out of ivory sit on the tines of the antler. They are attached via small posts carved in the ivory which fit into holes in the antler. The eyes and beaks of the owls are painted with black pigment.The Peabody number is written in black on the bottom of the base.
Inventory Description
Carving, diamond shaped stone base, worked antler with 3 carved ivory owls which
Classification
- Carving
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
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Northwest Territories
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<County>
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Pelly Bay
Additional Geographic Terms
Hudson Bay region
Materials
Stone, Ivory, Antler
Dimensions
Overall: 24.4 x 16 x 10.5 cm (9 5/8 x 6 5/16 x 4 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
65-7-10/44047; PEL?; RECEIVED APRIL 28, 1965
Provenance
Collector
Chauncey C. Nash
(1965 - 1965)
Donor
Chauncey C. Nash
(1965 - 1965)
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