Edward W. Nelson (Edward William Nelson/E.W. Nelson), Non-Indian, 1855-1934 Search this
Previous owner:
U.S. National Museum (United States National Museum/National Museum of Natural History) Search this
Object Name:
Earrings
Media/Materials:
Ivory
Techniques:
Carved, incised
Object Type:
Adornment/Jewelry
Place:
Chalit, Kuguklik River, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta; Calista Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Collection History:
Collected in 1879 by Edward W. Nelson (1855-1934, a naturalist with the US Army Signal Corps on board the "Corwin") for the U.S. National Museum (precursor to the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History); acquired by George Heye through an exchange with the US National Museum in 1908.
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