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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
probably Yup'ik (Yupik) (archaeological) (attributed)  Search this
Collector:
Harold W. Averill (H. W. Averill), Non-Indian, 1885-ca. 1935  Search this
Seller:
Harold W. Averill (H. W. Averill), Non-Indian, 1885-ca. 1935  Search this
Object Name:
Plate
Media/Materials:
Wood
Techniques:
Carved
Object Type:
Containers and Vessels
Place:
Old village site 7 miles above Kuskokwim River; Quinhagak River; Calista Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Date created:
probably AD 1600–1900
Collection History:
Collected or excavated by Harold W. Averill (1885-ca. 1935, a dentist and amateur archaeologist who lived in Bethel, Alaska, in the mid 1920s); purchased by MAI from Harold W. Averill in 1927.
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Catalog Number:
15/1973
Barcode:
151973.000
See related items:
Yup'ik (Yupik) (archaeological)
Containers and Vessels
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68b90e3da-2284-4909-b43e-5b648db797c3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_163100