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| Accession no.: | Y: 49/8a-c | ||||||||||||||
| Object name: | Box | ||||||||||||||
| Title: | Box | ||||||||||||||
| Description: | Box, in three parts, body (a), lid (b), thong (c). Inuinnait (Copper Inuit). Collected by Captain Joseph-Fidèle Bernard, Ikaluktutiak (Cambridge Bay), Nunavut, Canada, 1915. | ||||||||||||||
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| Number of items: | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Full description: |
a: A rectangular box made from three pieces of wood. A single piece forms the base and sides. Two additional rectangular pieces are inserted into each end and secured with two circular ivory pegs on each side. One end is also secured with an ivory peg on the base. A lid is included. b: A rectangular box made from three pieces of wood. A single piece forms the base and sides. Two additional rectangular pieces are inserted into each end and secured with two circular ivory pegs on each side. One end is also secured with an ivory peg on the base. A lid is included. c: A rectangular box made from three pieces of wood. A single piece forms the base and sides. Two additional rectangular pieces are inserted into each end and secured with two circular ivory pegs on each side. One end is also secured with an ivory peg on the base. A lid is included. |
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