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Ivory bird pecking for a fish, a toy
Ivory bird pecking for a fish, a toy
Object Number 66-47-10/44400
Display Title Ivory bird pecking for a fish, a toy
Descriptions
Inventory Description Toy, carved ivory bird, moveable head/tail, ivory paddle, perforated, stone fish
Classification
  • Toy
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Arctic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Greenland
Additional Geographic Terms West Coast
Materials Ivory, Stone, Sinew
Dimensions Overall: 6.8 x 1.9 x 1 cm (2 11/16 x 3/4 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 66-47-10/44400
Provenance
Provenance Dr. Henrik Deichmann (1901-1911)

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