Culture/People:

Kuskwogmiut Yup'ik  Search this

Collector:

George Byron Gordon (George B. Gordon/G. B. Gordon), Non-Indian, 1870-1927  Search this

Previous owner:

Free Museum of Science and Art (University of Pennsylvania Museum) (University Museum, University of Pennsylvania)  Search this

Object Name:

Lute/Stringed instrument

Media/Materials:

Wood

Techniques:

Incised

Object Type:

Music and Sound

Native Term:

qelutviaq or kelutviaq

Place:

Holitna River (Holiknuk River); Calista Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

Collection History:

Collected by George Byron Gordon (1870-1927, associated with the Free Museum of Science/University Museum at the University of Pennsylvania) in 1905 or 1907; acquired by George Heye in 1908 through an exchange with the Free Museum.

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Catalog Number:

1/6739

Barcode:

016739.000

See related items:

Kuskwogmiut Yup'ik

Music and Sound

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a6edbcc1-46e2-4409-bb31-d92021b02f6f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_17433