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Ivory carving - two loons swimming
Ivory carving - two loons swimming
Object Number 64-34-10/43939
Display Title Ivory carving - two loons swimming
Descriptions
Inventory Description Sculpture, 2 carved ivory bird heads, 1 with fish, ivory base
Classification
  • Sculpture
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / Northwest Territories / <County> / Pelly Bay
Additional Geographic Terms Hudson Bay region
Materials Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 1.8 x 9.8 x 2.4 cm (11/16 x 3 7/8 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 64-34-10/43939 PELLY/BAY
Provenance
Provenance Chauncey C. Nash (1964)
Donor Chauncey C. Nash

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