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Object Number
64-34-10/43958
Display Title
Stone carving - white owl
Descriptions
Object Description
Stone carving - white owl; soapstone carving of owl with ivory/baleen insets for eyes, wings in low-medium relief. Stone is somewhat speckled with dark mineral inclusions.
Inventory Description
Carving, stone owl, incised features, shell inlay eyes, tail chipped
Classification
- Carving
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Northwest Territories
/
<County>
/
Resolute Bay
Additional Geographic Terms
Hudson Bay region
Materials
Stone, Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 11.5 x 7.5 x 13 cm (4 1/2 x 2 15/16 x 5 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
64-34-10/43958
Provenance
Provenance
Chauncey C. Nash
(1964)
Donor
Chauncey C. Nash
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