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Object Number 62-3-10/39153
Display Title 2 small birds of ivory mounted on a piece of polished bone
Descriptions
Object Description Carving of 2 small birds of ivory mounted on a piece of polished bone
Inventory Description Sculpture, 2 carved bone birds, black inlay eyes, polished, curved base
Classification
  • Sculpture
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Northwest Territories / <County> / Resolute Bay
Additional Geographic Terms Hudson Bay Region
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 3.3 x 9 x 6.2 cm (1 5/16 x 3 9/16 x 2 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 62-3-10/39153
Provenance
Collector Chauncey C. Nash (1962)
Donor Chauncey C. Nash

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