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Object Number
62-3-10/39137
Display Title
Female figure carved from jawbone of whale
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Figurine, carved bone female human figure, standing, hooded
Classification
- Figurine
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: 17.6 x 5.6 x 5.7 cm (6 15/16 x 2 3/16 x 2 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
62-3-10/39137
Provenance
Collector
Chauncey C. Nash
(1962)
Donor
Chauncey C. Nash
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