Culture/People:

Yuit (Siberian Yup'ik) [St. Lawrence Island]  Search this

Collector:

Arnold Liebes (Arnold Lloyd Liebes), Non-Indian, 1889-1957  Search this

Seller:

Arnold Liebes (Arnold Lloyd Liebes), Non-Indian, 1889-1957  Search this

Object Name:

Arrow point

Media/Materials:

Ivory

Techniques:

Carved

Object Type:

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Place:

Saint Lawrence Island; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

Archipelago:

Bering Sea Islands

Island Name:

Saint Lawrence Island

Collection History:

Collected in 1923 by Arnold Liebes (1889-1957, a San Francisco furrier who did business in Alaska); purchased by MAI from Arnold Liebes in 1923.

Contact Us:

Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement

Catalog Number:

12/3984

Barcode:

123984.000

See related items:

Siberian Yupik [St. Lawrence Island]

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63188bf90-68a2-4d2b-8574-a8ebe301b14b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_133495