Culture/People:

Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]  Search this

Previous owner:

Ye Olde Curiosity Shop  Search this

Seller:

Ye Olde Curiosity Shop  Search this

Seller agent:

Joseph E. Standley (J. E. Standley), Non-Indian, 1854-1940  Search this

Presenter/funding source:

James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928  Search this

Object Name:

Woman's dance belt

Media/Materials:

Hide, caribou tooth/teeth

Techniques:

Sewn

Object Type:

Clothing/Garments: Accessories

Place:

Point Barrow; Arctic Slope Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI in 1916 from Ye Olde Curiosity Shop (Seattle, Washington), which was owned and operated by James E. Standley (1854-1940), using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).

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Catalog Number:

5/3305

Barcode:

053305.000

See related items:

Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]

Clothing/Garments: Accessories

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66eff8b8f-4784-41fe-a0ef-912d80d19d2d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_57379