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Collector:
Mrs. Joseph Blumberg  Search this
Donor Name:
Mrs. Joseph M. Blumberg  Search this
Height - Object:
31 cm
Culture:
Eskimo, Inuit  Search this
Object Type:
Figure
Place:
Pangnirtung / Fairbanks (purchased here), Nunavut / Alaska, Canada / United States, North America
Accession Date:
3 Aug 1990
Collection Date:
1968 to 1972
Notes:
FROM TAGS: "ANCIENT WHALEBONE". "COMMUNITY: PANGNIRTUNG ESKIMO, PANGNIRTUNG, N.W.T." "ARTIST: S(?). SHUAPILEL?" POROUS, HEAVY BONE CARVED IN SHAPE OF WOMAN CARRYING AN INFANT IN ANORAK HOOD, LARGE CRACKS DOWN CENTER OF BODY.
Record Last Modified:
18 Jul 2018
Specimen Count:
1
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
364390
USNM Number:
E424004-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30191dc15-5dcc-4c1b-ad1f-eeb5439dff87
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8457065