Culture/People:

Iñupiaq  Search this

Previous owner:

Frederick W. Skiff (Frederick Woodward Skiff/F.W. Skiff), Non-Indian, 1868-1947  Search this

Seller:

Frederick W. Skiff (Frederick Woodward Skiff/F.W. Skiff), Non-Indian, 1868-1947  Search this

Object Name:

Tool box with spear point

Media/Materials:

Whale tooth/teeth, wood, hide

Techniques:

Carved, perforated

Object Type:

Containers and Vessels

Place:

Kobuk; NANA Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

Date created:

1800-1899

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Frederick W. Skiff (1868-1947, a Portland, Oregon, accountant and antiquarian); purchased by MAI from Frederick Skiff in 1925.

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Catalog Number:

13/8546

Barcode:

138546.000

See related items:

Iñupiaq

Containers and Vessels

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c9bacb80-9629-4bb9-b3ca-e81adc446b73

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_148622