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Object Number
60-48-10/39074
Display Title
Soapstone carving "white whale" (Beluga)
Descriptions
Object Description
Soapstone carving "white whale" (Beluga); green soapstone, highly polished. The pectoral fins are ivory inserted into holes bored in the side.
Inventory Description
Carving, greenish brown stone Beluga whale, bone flippers
Classification
- Carving
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Northwest Territories
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Baffin Island
/
Lake Harbour
Additional Geographic Terms
Hudson Bay Region
Materials
Bone, Soapstone
Dimensions
Overall: 6.3 x 23.5 x 8.5 cm (2 1/2 x 9 1/4 x 3 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
60-48-10/39074
Provenance
Collector
Chauncey C. Nash
(1960 - 1960)
Donor
Chauncey C. Nash
(1960 - 1960)
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