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Small ivory carving - loon
Object Number 62-3-10/39148
Display Title Small ivory carving - loon
Descriptions
Object Description Small ivory carving - loon
Inventory Description Carving, ivory, bird, punctate and pigmented eyes, flat base
Classification
  • Carving
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Northwest Territories / <County> / Resolute Bay
Additional Geographic Terms Hudson Bay Region
Materials Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 2.5 x 1.4 x 1.4 cm (1 x 9/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 62-3-10/39148
Provenance
Collector Chauncey C. Nash (1962)
Donor Chauncey C. Nash

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