Culture/People:

Siberian Yupik  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

Object Name:

Spear

Media/Materials:

Wood, copper alloy, iron alloy, copper wire, hide, hide thong/babiche, brass bell/bells, iron nails, brass nails, sinew, paint

Techniques:

Carved, engraved, wrapped, nailed, painted

Dimensions:

119.5 x 11 x 4.5 cm

Object Type:

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Place:

Anastasia Bay; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Siberia; Russia

Date created:

1870-1890

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI circa 1917 from Ye Olde Curiosity Shop (Seattle, Washington), which was owned and operated by James E. Standley (1854-1940).

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Catalog Number:

7/644

Barcode:

070644.000

See related items:

Siberian Yupik

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6caf4f531-3b4f-4738-a885-4d1da70e8208

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_76048