Carving

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Culture/People: Inuit; collected from the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg
Previous owner: Mrs. Joseph Otcig, Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg (Maniwaki Algonquin) [River Desert]
Collector: Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950

Collection History: Acquired by Mrs. Joseph Otcig (Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg) from an unnamed individual from the northeast coast of Hudson Bay at an unknown date; collected from Mrs. Otcig in 1927 by anthropologist Frank G. Speck (1881-1950); purchased by MAI from Frank Speck in 1927.
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Place: Mouth of Great Whale River; Whale River (Unguniarvik); Nord du Québec Region (Nunavik); Québec; Canada

See related items: Inuit; Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg (Maniwaki Algonquin) [River Desert]; Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 15/3020
Barcode: 153020.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Object Name: Carving
Media/Materials: Ivory
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62c875400-e6a6-4d6f-bc29-e6fe993b3e89

Record ID: NMAI_163825