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Object Number 975-5-10/52689
Display Title Carved wooden seals or walruses, painted flippers on underside
Descriptions
Inventory Description Figurines, carved wood seals, painted facial features and flippers
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Date 1800-1899?
Culture
  • Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada?
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 16.8 x 4.2 x 2.4 cm (6 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 975-5-10/52689

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