Culture/People:

probably Yup'ik (Yupik) (attributed)  Search this

Previous owner:

Rudolph W. Froberger (R.W. Froberger), Non-Indian, 1878-1934  Search this

Object Name:

Lute/Stringed instrument

Media/Materials:

Wood

Techniques:

Carved

Object Type:

Music and Sound

Native Term:

qelutviaq or kelutviaq

Place:

Candle; NANA Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

Collection History:

Formerly in the collection of Rudolph W. Froberger (1878-1934), a Russian immigrant who worked as a bartender in Candle, Alaska, circa 1910; purchased by George Heye from an unknown source in 1914.

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Catalog Number:

3/6245

Barcode:

036245.000

See related items:

Yup'ik (Yupik)

Music and Sound

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c8693d70-7f73-40ea-8ae0-460f0dce8eb7

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_38719