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Object Number
61-22-10/39108
Display Title
Whale bone carving - double human head
Descriptions
Object Description
Whale bone carving - double human head (made from jaw)
Inventory Description
Carved bone, double faced human head.
Classification
- Carving
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Northwest Territories
/
<County>
/
Repulse Bay
Additional Geographic Terms
Hudson Bay Region
Materials
Whalebone
Dimensions
Overall: 6.2 x 3.5 x 2.7 cm (2 7/16 x 1 3/8 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
61-22-10/39108
Provenance
Collector
Chauncey C. Nash
(1961)
Donor
Chauncey C. Nash
(1961)
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