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Object Number 62-3-10/39704
Display Title Ivory carving of woman scraping a skin
Descriptions
Object Description Ivory carving of woman scraping a skin
Inventory Description Carved ivory human figure, processing leather hide.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Carving
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Northwest Territories / <County> / Pelly Bay
Additional Geographic Terms Hudson Bay Region
Dimensions Overall: 6 x 4.5 x 5 cm (2 3/8 x 1 3/4 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 62-3-10/39704
Provenance
Collector Chauncey C. Nash (1962)
Donor Chauncey C. Nash

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