Culture/People:

Iñupiaq [Tikiġaq/Point Hope]  Search this

Collector:

Captain Joseph-Fidèle Bernard (Captain Joseph Bernard), Non-Indian, 1878-1972  Search this

Previous owner:

Captain Joseph-Fidèle Bernard (Captain Joseph Bernard), Non-Indian, 1878-1972  Search this

Seller:

Captain Joseph-Fidèle Bernard (Captain Joseph Bernard), Non-Indian, 1878-1972  Search this

Object Name:

Harpoon head

Media/Materials:

Ivory

Techniques:

Carved

Object Type:

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Place:

Point Hope; Arctic Slope Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

Collection History:

Collected by Joseph-Fidèle Bernard, 1878-1972, captain of the schooner "Teddy Bear" and collector of Arctic material) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from Captain Bernard in 1924.

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Catalog Number:

12/6764

Barcode:

126764.000

See related items:

Iñupiaq [Tikiġaq/Point Hope]

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws648bb3b7b-5ae8-45df-9862-c981b24c3304

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_136389