Culture/People:

probably Iñupiaq (attributed)  Search this

Collector:

Samuel Prescott Fay (S. Prescott Fay/S.P. Fay), Non-Indian, 1884-1971  Search this

Previous owner:

Samuel Prescott Fay (S. Prescott Fay/S.P. Fay), Non-Indian, 1884-1971  Search this

Seller:

Samuel Prescott Fay (S. Prescott Fay/S.P. Fay), Non-Indian, 1884-1971  Search this

Object Name:

Bowl/Dish

Media/Materials:

Fossil ivory

Techniques:

Carved

Object Type:

Containers and Vessels

Place:

Bering Strait; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

Collection History:

Formerly in the collection of Samuel Prescott Fay (1884-1971, an explorer, naturalist, and mountain climber) and probably collected by him between 1912 and 1914; purchased by MAI from Samuel Prescott Fay in 1951.

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Catalog Number:

21/8928

Barcode:

218928.000

See related items:

Iñupiaq

Containers and Vessels

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6309a85b5-8548-4cd3-a6fc-b647b87508b3

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_233494