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Object Number
61-22-10/39115
Display Title
Stone carving - man playing a drum
Descriptions
Object Description
Steatite carving of man playing a drum; the baton and drum are additions carved from bone.
Inventory Description
Carving, stone and bone, male figure, slightly bent at knees playing bone drum
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
Soapstone?, Bone, Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 12 x 5 x 10.5 cm (4 3/4 x 1 15/16 x 4 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
61-22-10/39115
Credit Line
Gift of Chauncey C. Nash, 1961
Provenance
Collector
Chauncey C. Nash
(1961 - 1961)
Donor
Chauncey C. Nash
(1961 - 1961)
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