Stone carving - seal with bird riding on its back – Objects

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Object Number 66-25-10/45468

Display Title Stone carving - seal with bird riding on its back

Descriptions

Inventory Description Carving, stone, seal with bird on its lower back, both with inlay eyes

Classification

Carving

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Inuit

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

North America / Canada / Northwest Territories

Additional Geographic Terms Hudson Bay Region; Chesterfield Inlet

Materials Stone, Shell?

Dimensions Overall: 6.3 x 9.6 x 3.2 cm (2 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 1 1/4 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 66-25-10/45468

Provenance

Collector Chauncey C. Nash (1966 - 1966)

Donor Chauncey C. Nash (1966 - 1966)

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