Culture/People:

Nunivagmiut Cu'pig (Cup'ik) [Nunivak Island]  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:

Pointed object

Media/Materials:

Ivory

Techniques:

Carved

Object Type:

Unknown Function

Place:

Nunivak Island; Calista Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

Archipelago:

Bering Sea Islands

Island Name:

Nunivak Island

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:

21/8970

Barcode:

218970.000

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Nunivagmiut Cu'pig (Cup'ik) [Nunivak Island]

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Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws683d2c867-e072-4d1c-8c94-7150223212b8

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_233537