Three Swans Stand Guard Around A Nest Of Gray Eggs Lying On Swandown Filled Nest. On Whale Vertebrae

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Box #: 8 Artifact: Carving Polished Green Soapstone, Gray Soapstone, Swan Down, Whale Vertebrae Where: Qikiqtarjuaaq, Nunavut (Broughton Island) Date: Unknown Artist Name (English): Jossephie Koksiak Artist Name (Inuktitut): None Igloo Tag Signed: Yes Story: We Purchased This Beautiful Piece, From The Northern Store, While Living In Broughton Island 1987 - 1989.

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