Culture/People:

possibly Iñupiaq or Yup'ik (Yupik) (attributed)  Search this

Previous owner:

Dr. George Jackson Fisher (Dr. G. J. Fisher), Non-Indian, 1825-1893  Search this

Union Free School, District One  Search this

Donor:

Union Free School, District One  Search this

Object Name:

Figure

Media/Materials:

Ivory

Techniques:

Carved, incised

Object Type:

Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Place:

Alaska; USA (inferred)

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Dr. George Jackson Fisher (1825-1893, an obstetrician and collector in Ossining, New York); acquired by the Union Free School, District One, Ossining, New York, in 1894; donated to MAI by the Union Free School in 1960.

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Catalog Number:

22/9742

Barcode:

229742.000

See related items:

Iñupiaq

Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c4952853-0846-43ee-8d7d-5c80d7682e85

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_244780