Culture/People:

Siberian Yupik [St. Lawrence Island]  Search this

Previous owner:

Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this

IACB source:

Alaska Native Arts and Crafts Association, Inc. (Alaska Native Arts and Crafts Clearing House/Alaska Native Arts and Crafts Cooperative/ANAC Association, Inc.), 1937-  Search this

Object Name:

Yo-yo

Media/Materials:

Sealskin/fur, walrus ivory

Techniques:

Dyed, sewn, carved, braided

Dimensions:

7.5 x 5.5 cm

Object Type:

Games, Toys, Gambling

Place:

Saint Lawrence Island; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

Archipelago:

Bering Sea Islands

Island Name:

Saint Lawrence Island

Date created:

1964

Collection History:

Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from Alaska Native Arts and Crafts (Juneau, Alaska) in 1965; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.

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Catalog Number:

25/5683

Barcode:

255683.000

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Siberian Yupik [St. Lawrence Island]

Games, Toys, Gambling

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws612be5086-7400-4a13-86bd-c93ff64d9e1c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_271549