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:

Drum handle

Media/Materials:

Wood

Techniques:

Carved

Object Type:

Music and Sound

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:

15/1987

Barcode:

151987.000

See related items:

Yup'ik (Yupik) (archaeological)

Music and Sound

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d7664d41-6728-4d38-b3e0-191f2fb53eca

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_163114