Culture/People:

probably Aleutian Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this

Collector:

William Kolok, Non-Indian, 1914-2009  Search this

Seller:

William Kolok, Non-Indian, 1914-2009  Search this

Object Name:

Hairpin part/fragment

Media/Materials:

Animal Bone

Techniques:

Carved, drilled

Object Type:

Adornment/Jewelry

Place:

Dutch Harbor; Aleut Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

Archipelago:

Aleutian Islands

Island Name:

Unalaska Island

Island Grouping:

Fox Islands

Date created:

probably 2500 BC–AD 1800

Collection History:

Collected by William Kolok (1914-2009, of East Port Chester, Connecticut) in 1944 or 1945 when he served as a member of the US Navy’s Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit 635 at Dutch Harbor, Alaska; purchased by MAI from William Kolok in 1946.

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Catalog Number:

20/9246

Barcode:

209246.000

See related items:

Aleutian Tradition (archaeological culture)

Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b66fe70a-c643-478c-928b-341170d5764f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_223409