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Object Number
60-48-10/39066
Display Title
Whalebone carving, 2 swans on sticks on a platform of bone
Descriptions
Object Description
Whalebone carving, 2 swans on sticks on a platform of bone (4 pieces), (dug up)
Inventory Description
Bone carving of 2 birds on platform, 1 bone stick for support, stone eyes, beak.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Carving
Department
Ethnographic
Date
c.1960
Culture
- Inuit
- inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Northwest Territories
/
<County>
/
Resolute Bay
Additional Geographic Terms
Hudson Bay Region
Materials
Whalebone, Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 15.7 x 18 x 2.6 cm (6 3/16 x 7 1/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity
4
Provenance
Collector
Chauncey C. Nash
(1960)
Seller
Brother Jacques Volant
Donor
Chauncey C. Nash
(12/06/1960)
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