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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
Yup'ik (Yupik)  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:
Hair comb
Media/Materials:
Animal Bone
Techniques:
Carved
Object Type:
Personal items
Place:
Kuskokwim region; Calista Native Corporation, Doyon Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Date created:
1900-1920
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 through an exchange with the Free Museum in 1908.
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Catalog Number:
1/6658
Barcode:
016658.000
See related items:
Yup'ik (Yupik)
Personal items
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f917c2ef-661e-4af8-9d3c-825bc4ae8ee7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_17790