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Carving - 4 wooden swans & 2 stone geese
Carving - 4 wooden swans & 2 stone geese
Object Number 64-34-10/43953
Display Title Carving - 4 wooden swans & 2 stone geese
Descriptions
Inventory Description Sculpture, 6 birds: 2 stone, 4 wood, 3 with painted eyes and beaks, stone 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 Stone, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 4.4 x 13.7 x 4.2 cm (1 3/4 x 5 3/8 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 64-34-10/43953/FROM PELLY BAY. Four swans and two/geese. Recd. July 29, 1964.
Provenance
Collector Chauncey C. Nash (1964 - 1964)
Donor Chauncey C. Nash (1964 - 1964)

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