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Culture/People:
Tlingit  Search this
Previous owner:
C. V. Smith, Non-Indian  Search this
Axel Rasmussen, Non-Indian, 1886-1945  Search this
Wrangell Institute, 1932-  Search this
Susan Barrow (Mrs. Henry D. Barrow/Mrs. H. D. Barrow), Non-Indian, 1907-1988  Search this
Henry D. Barrow (H.D. Barrow), Non-Indian, 1909-1987  Search this
Previous seller:
Wrangell Institute, 1932-  Search this
Seller:
Susan Barrow (Mrs. Henry D. Barrow/Mrs. H. D. Barrow), Non-Indian, 1907-1988  Search this
Henry D. Barrow (H.D. Barrow), Non-Indian, 1909-1987  Search this
Object Name:
Hide dressing tool
Media/Materials:
Animal Bone, cotton cloth, conifer root
Techniques:
Wrapped, notched
Object Type:
Hide working tools
Place:
Alaska; USA
Collection History:
Collection history unknown; formerly owned by C. V. Smith; acquired from C. V. Smith in 1932 by Axel Rasmussen (1886-1945, a collector and superintendent of schools in Wrangell and Sitka, Alaska); lent by Axel Rasmussen to the Wrangell Institute (a Native boarding School in Wrangell, Alaska) at an unknown date and presumably transferred to the Institute's possession with Rasmussen's death in 1945; purchased by Susan D. Barrow (1907-1988, a teacher at the Wrangell Institute) and her husband Henry D. Barrow (1909-1987, a ship captain) from the Wrangell Institute in 1945; purchased by MAI from Mr. and Mrs. Barrow in 1948.
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Catalog Number:
21/1622
Barcode:
211622.000
See related items:
Tlingit
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Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c0a9852a-ef37-4dfe-bc5a-02888ae43257
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_226118