Culture/People:

Iñupiaq  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:

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

Object Name:

Throwing stick/Atlatl

Media/Materials:

Wood, ivory, animal gut/intestines

Techniques:

Aboriginally repaired

Object Type:

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Place:

Point Clarence; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from the Fred Harvey Company (Indian arts dealers in the Southwest) in 1917 using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).

Contact Us:

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Catalog Number:

6/2313

Barcode:

062313.000

See related items:

Iñupiaq

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63effabfa-bf76-49e6-ac54-19cfca93b127

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_67332