Culture/People:

probably Iñupiaq (attributed)  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:

Knife and sheath

Media/Materials:

Animal Bone, iron blade, hide, cordage, hide thong/babiche

Techniques:

Carved, perforated

Object Type:

Personal items

Place:

Bering Strait; Bering Straits 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:

22/6810

Barcode:

226810.000

See related items:

Iñupiaq

Personal items

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6dbe9e379-e1bc-4cf1-9974-23f3b597e9a5

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_241716