Culture/People:

Iñupiaq [Tikiġaq/Point Hope]  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:

Harpoon head part/fragment

Media/Materials:

Ivory

Techniques:

Carved

Object Type:

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Place:

Point Hope; Arctic Slope Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

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:

13/8354

Barcode:

138354.000

See related items:

Iñupiaq [Tikiġaq/Point Hope]

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6044dbc49-95a3-4875-aa9b-81faf4298ddd

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_148879