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Object Number
65-7-10/44092
Display Title
Ivory carving on bone platform - man hunting seal.
Descriptions
Object Description
Ivory carving - man hunting seal: man, dog and seal in ivory on bone platform; seal has been harpooned
Inventory Description
Carved ivory seal hunt, with pegged man, dog and seal on bone platform.
Classification
- Carving
- Raw Material
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
Northwest Territories
/
<County>
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Pelly Bay
Additional Geographic Terms
Hudson Bay region
Materials
Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 9.5 x 1.5 x 0.6 cm (3 3/4 x 9/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
4
Label on object
65-7-10/44092 & Pelly Bay
Provenance
Provenance
Chauncey C. Nash
(1965)
Donor
Chauncey C. Nash
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