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Object Number
61-22-10/39109
Display Title
Whale bone carving - single human head
Descriptions
Object Description
Whale bone carving - single human head, (made from jaw bone)
Inventory Description
Carving, bone, human head and shoulders, hooded
Classification
- Carving
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: 4.4 x 3.7 x 4.2 cm (1 3/4 x 1 7/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
61-22-10/39109
Provenance
Collector
Chauncey C. Nash
(1961)
Donor
Chauncey C. Nash
(1961)
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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