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Culture/People:
Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]  Search this
Previous owner:
Dr. Walter A. Stevens (Walter Augustus Stevens), Non-Indian, 1831-1907  Search this
Elnora V. Stevens (Elnora Victoria Richards/Mrs. Walter A. Stevens), Non-Indian, 1838-1930  Search this
Genevieve I. Stevens, Non-Indian, 1872-1954  Search this
Seller:
Elnora V. Stevens (Elnora Victoria Richards/Mrs. Walter A. Stevens), Non-Indian, 1838-1930  Search this
Genevieve I. Stevens, Non-Indian, 1872-1954  Search this
Object Name:
Figure
Media/Materials:
Ivory
Techniques:
Carved
Object Type:
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place:
Point Barrow; Arctic Slope Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Collection History:
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Walter A. Stevens (1831-1907), who traveled across country before settling in Chicago, Illinois, and becoming a dentist; inherited by his wife Elnora Victoria Richards Stevens (1838-1930) and daughter Genevieve I. Stevens (1872-1954); purchased by MAI from Elnora Stevens and Genevieve Stevens in 1925.
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Catalog Number:
14/3368
Barcode:
143368.000
See related items:
Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6175e149f-4a01-4e4c-9a4f-eeb06b3cb60d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_154068