Culture/People:

Yup'ik [Bristol Bay]  Search this

Previous owner:

Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966  Search this

Seller:

Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966  Search this

Presenter/funding source:

Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935  Search this

Object Name:

Box with cover

Media/Materials:

Wood, glass bead/beads, paint

Techniques:

Carved, painted, inlaid

Dimensions:

8 x 6 cm

Object Type:

Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Place:

Bristol Bay; Bristol Bay Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

Date created:

circa 1880

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from the Fred Harvey Company (Indian arts dealers in the Southwest) in 1916 using funds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.

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Catalog Number:

5/521

Barcode:

050521.000

See related items:

Yup'ik [Bristol Bay]

Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

On View:

NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Arctic & Subarctic

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a6657892-24b6-4126-ac07-b12be1b3c7f6

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_54461