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Object Number 61-22-10/39091
Display Title Ivory carving - polar bear
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved ivory polar bear, inlay eyes
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Carving
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Northwest Territories / <County> / Repulse Bay
Additional Geographic Terms Hudson Bay Region
Materials Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 4.6 x 8.6 x 2.2 cm (1 13/16 x 3 3/8 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 61-22-10/39091
Provenance
Collector Chauncey C. Nash (1961)
Donor Chauncey C. Nash (1961)

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