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Ivory carving - loon swimming under water
Ivory carving - loon swimming under water
Object Number 64-34-10/43940
Display Title Ivory carving - loon swimming under water
Descriptions
Inventory Description Carved ivory loon, black dot pattern on back.
Classification
  • Carving
  • Raw Material
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: 12.3 x 3.6 x 2.3 cm (4 13/16 x 1 7/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 64-34-10/43940
Provenance
Collector Chauncey C. Nash (1964 - 1964)
Donor Chauncey C. Nash (1964 - 1964)

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