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A Nativity Scene, Mary, Joseph And Baby Jesus Under Two Flying Butterflies.

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Pilot Butte, Saskatchewan, CA

Box #: 12 Artifact: Carvings, Ivory, Bone, Goose Down, Balsa Wood Where: Kugaaruk Nunavut (Pelly Bay) Date: 2007 Artist Name (English): Emily Illuitok 1943 – 2012 Artist Name (Inuktitut): None Signed: Yes Story: This Carving Was Made Specifically For Me, Thus The Butterflies. Emily Went To Italy In 2007 And Visited The Pope And Gave…

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Pilot Butte, Saskatchewan, Canada

Item description:

Box #: 12
Artifact: Carvings, Ivory, Bone, Goose Down, Balsa Wood
Where: Kugaaruk Nunavut (Pelly Bay)
Date: 2007
Artist Name (English): Emily Illuitok 1943 – 2012
Artist Name (Inuktitut): None
Signed: Yes
Story: This Carving Was Made Specifically For Me, Thus The Butterflies. Emily Went To Italy In 2007 And Visited The Pope And Gave Him A Similar Carving But With Birds Flying Above It. See The Newspaper Report And Picture Of This Event With The Carving. The Balsa Wood, For The Base, Was Found Floating In The Ocean.