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Catalog Number CAS 2019-0001-0170   CAS 2019-0001-0170; Ivory carving (Canada goose)
Category Carvings
Object Name Ivory carving (Canada goose)
Culture
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data St. Lawrence Island
Maker's Name Audrey Aningayou
Date of Manufacture ca. 1988
Collection Name N/A
Materials Fossilized ivory; Bone; Baleen
Description Figurine of a Canada goose seated/swimming; Carved from fossilized ivory with baleen neck and bone tail and details; “Aningayou” inscribed on base.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 6.6, Width = 5.0, Length = 7.9