Culture/People:

Yup'ik (Yupik)  Search this

Seller:

Clark M. Garber (Clark McKinley Garber), Non-Indian, 1891-1971  Search this

Previous owner:

Clark M. Garber (Clark McKinley Garber), Non-Indian, 1891-1971  Search this

Collector:

Clark M. Garber (Clark McKinley Garber), Non-Indian, 1891-1971  Search this

Object Name:

Blubber hook part/fragment

Media/Materials:

Ivory

Techniques:

Carved, perforated, punctate

Object Type:

Tools and Equipment (General)

Place:

Kuskokwim region; Calista Native Corporation, Doyon Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

Collection History:

Collected between 1925 and 1931 by Clark M. Garber (1891-1971, Superintendent of Education at Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska); purchased by MAI from Clark Garber in 1958.

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Catalog Number:

22/6547

Barcode:

226547.000

See related items:

Yup'ik (Yupik)

Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d0fe8198-3712-4d8e-b171-d63107f9e3e5

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_241518