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Object Number 62-3-10/39142
Display Title Bone carving - 3 seals and raven on ice
Descriptions
Inventory Description Sculpture, 3 carved bone seals and 1 bird, w/ inlaid eyes, on polished bone base
Classification
  • Sculpture
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Northwest Territories / <County> / Pelly Bay
Additional Geographic Terms Hudson Bay Region
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 5.7 x 13.2 x 8 cm (2 1/4 x 5 3/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 62-3-10/39142
Provenance
Collector Chauncey C. Nash (1962)
Donor Chauncey C. Nash

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