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Inuit

Figure of a Beluga Whale

Inuit, 1899

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Inuit

Figure of a Beluga Whale

Inuit, 1899

Physical Qualities Ivory (bone?), 4 1/8 × 7/8 × 5/8 in. (10.4 × 2.2 × 1.6 cm.)
Credit Line John Erikson Collection
Object Number 1955.167.35
Purchased by John Erikson in Alaska ca. 1900

Inscribed: None.

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