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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 / Baffin Island / Lake Harbour
Additional Geographic Terms Hudson Bay Region
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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