Ivory Birds On Whale Bone Mountain, Narwhales Jumping Out Of Ocean At Base Of Mountain

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Box #: 3A Artifact: Ivory Carvings On Porus Whale Bone Where: Kugaaruk Nunavut (Pelly Bay) Date: No Date Artist Name (English): Emily Illuitok 1943 - 2012 Artist Name (Inuktitut): None Signed: Yes Story: This Carving Was Purchased When We Lived N Pelly Bay. We Knew Emily And Have A Number Of Her Pieces.

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