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Object Number
62-3-10/39140
Display Title
Seal carved from jawbone
Descriptions
Object Description
Seal carved from jawbone
Inventory Description
Figurine, carved bone seal, punctate and incised facial features
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
Bone
Dimensions
Overall: 17.5 x 5.1 x 4.1 cm (6 7/8 x 2 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
62-3-10/39140
Provenance
Collector
Chauncey C. Nash
(1962)
Donor
Chauncey C. Nash
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