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Ivory head of stick used to find good snow
Ivory head of stick used to find good snow
Object Number 62-3-10/39708
Display Title Ivory head of stick used to find good snow
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved ivory stick end, socketed, rounded end.
Classification
  • Carving
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Iglulik
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Northwest Territories / <County> / Igloolik
Additional Geographic Terms Melville Peninsula
Materials Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 2.2 x 1.7 x 1.1 cm (7/8 x 11/16 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 62-3-10/39708
Provenance
Collector Chauncey C. Nash (1962)
Donor Chauncey C. Nash

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