Culture/People:

possibly Yup'ik (Yupik) or Iñupiaq (attributed)  Search this

Previous owner:

William M. Fitzhugh (William MacPherson Fitzhugh), Non-Indian, 1853-1929  Search this

Seller:

Estate of William M. Fitzhugh  Search this

Object Name:

Bag fastener/bar button

Media/Materials:

Ivory

Techniques:

Incised

Object Type:

Sewing Tools and Equipment: Notions

Place:

Norton Sound; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of William M. Fitzhugh (1853-1929, a San Francisco collector); purchased by MAI from the estate of William M. Fitzhugh in 1936.

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Catalog Number:

19/3344

Barcode:

193344.000

See related items:

Yup'ik (Yupik)

Sewing Tools and Equipment: Notions

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws668f46885-35e8-44e0-b9c4-5048d17fcbc8

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_206679