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turtle ornament
turtle ornament
turtle ornament
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Introduction
Stone turtle ornament with line down centre. Normal School Collection.
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Materials
Stone
Techniques or Format
Smoothed and shaped by hand.
Condition:
Looks like it was mended in the middle, possibly with lead.
Provenance
Current Location:
Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
NS26765
Collection at Current Location:
Normal School Collection
Date of Acquisition by the Institution:
1912
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From:
Toronto Normal School Museum of Natural History and Fine Arts
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
27280
How to Cite this Item
Unknown artist, turtle ornament. Currently in the Royal Ontario Museum, NS26765. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2008; GRASAC item id 27280.
Record Creation Context
Record created as a result of a GRASAC-sponsored research trip to the Royal Ontario Museum, December 15-19, 2008. Research costs supported by a SSHRC Aboriginal Research Grant (2007-2010, Ruth Phillips, PI). Record created during post-trip clean up by project RA Lisa Truong, under the supervision of Heidi Bohaker.
Approximate Place of Origin