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Carving
Polar bear
Maker
Inconnu / Unknown
Date
1900-1909
Medium / Technique
Bone: ivory; pigment: animal fat ?
Dimensions1.4 x 0.9 x 3.4 cm
ClassificationCommunication Objects - Arts - Visual Arts
CultureIndigenous: Inuit, Nunavimmiut
Origin
Kuujjuaq (Fort Chimo); Inukjuak (Port Harrison), Quebec (Nunavik), Canada
Geocultural Area
Eastern Arctic
Object NumberL35.30.9
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of Hugh A. Peck
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