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Ivory carving representing bird
Ivory carving representing bird
Object Number 88-51-10/50404
Display Title Ivory carving representing bird
Descriptions
Object Description Ivory carving representing bird
Inventory Description Figurine, carved ivory bird
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Labrador Coast Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada
Additional Geographic Terms Ungava District
Materials Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 1.4 x 3.1 x 1.3 cm (9/16 x 1 1/4 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 50404 & [3512.] / L.M.T.
Provenance
Provenance Lucien M. Turner (1838-1886)
Exchange participant Smithsonian Institution (1888)

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