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Object Number
64-34-10/43947
Display Title
Stone, bone, ivory carving - mother cleaning a seal with boy and dog
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Carved ivory and stone human and animal figures on bone base
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
Materials
Stone, Bone, Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 17.4 x 6.5 x 4.9 cm (6 7/8 x 2 9/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
64-34-10/43947; From Pelly Bay. Cleaning the fat / from a seal. A boy and dog. / Received August 7th 1964.
Provenance
Provenance
Chauncey C. Nash
(1964)
Donor
Chauncey C. Nash
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