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Object Number 62-3-10/39709
Display Title Ivory carving - 3 mermen (male)
Descriptions
Object Description Ivory carving - 3 mermen (male)
Inventory Description Carvings, ivory, anthropomorphic figures, oval base, 1 chipped
Classification
  • Carving
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Northwest Territories / <County> / Igloolik
Additional Geographic Terms Melville Peninsula
Materials Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 5.2 x 1.7 x 0.9 cm (2 1/16 x 11/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 62-3-10/39709
Provenance
Collector Chauncey C. Nash (1962)
Donor Chauncey C. Nash

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