Culture/People:

Siberian Yupik [Gambell, St. Lawrence Island]  Search this

Collector:

Romola Tumbloo (Romola Tumblos), Siberian Yupik [Gambell, St. Lawrence Island], 1902-1991  Search this

Previous owner:

Romola Tumbloo (Romola Tumblos), Siberian Yupik [Gambell, St. Lawrence Island], 1902-1991  Search this

Bernhard U. Krummel, Non-Indian, 1911-1990  Search this

Florence C. Krummel (Florence Choiniere Krummel), Non-Indian, 1911-2003  Search this

Donor:

Maradel Krummel Gale, Non-Indian  Search this

Object Name:

Ball

Media/Materials:

Sealskin/fur, caribou hair, sinew

Techniques:

Sewn

Dimensions:

11.9 x 16.2 cm

Object Type:

Games, Toys, Gambling

Place:

Gambell; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

Archipelago:

Bering Sea Islands

Island Name:

Saint Lawrence Island

Date created:

circa 1975

Collection History:

Acquired by Romola Tumbloo (Siberian Yupik) in Gambell, Alaska, at an unknown date; given to Florence C. Krummel (1911-2003, a retired high school teacher) and Bernhard U. Krummel (1911-1990) by Romola Tumbloo in 1977 when the Krummels lived in the Anchorage, Alaska, area; donated to NMAI by their daughter Maradel Krummel Gale in 2003.

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Catalog Number:

26/2558

Barcode:

262558.000

See related items:

Siberian Yupik [Gambell, St. Lawrence Island]

Games, Toys, Gambling

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6164ceb7c-ea30-41b9-acf0-a495326f963f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_278670