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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
Yuit (Siberian Yup'ik) [St. Lawrence Island]  Search this
Collector:
Farrar Burn, Non-Indian, 1888-1974  Search this
June Burn (Inez June Chandler Burn/Mrs. Farrar Burn), Non-Indian, 1893-1969  Search this
Previous owner:
Farrar Burn, Non-Indian, 1888-1974  Search this
June Burn (Inez June Chandler Burn/Mrs. Farrar Burn), Non-Indian, 1893-1969  Search this
Seller:
Farrar Burn, Non-Indian, 1888-1974  Search this
Object Name:
Sled model
Media/Materials:
Ivory
Techniques:
Carved
Object Type:
Transportation Items
Place:
Saint Lawrence Island; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago:
Bering Sea Islands
Island Name:
Saint Lawrence Island
Collection History:
Collected by Farrar Burn (1888-1974) and his wife June Chandler Burn (1893-1969) between 1920 and 1921 when they taught in a school on Saint Lawrence Island; purchased by MAI from Farrar Burn in 1923.
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Catalog Number:
11/6732
Barcode:
116732.000
See related items:
Siberian Yupik [St. Lawrence Island]
Transportation Items
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6733f4cd1-7de0-407f-be4d-631764c04321
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_125743