Culture/People:

Iñupiaq [Tikiġaq/Point Hope]  Search this

Collector:

Dr. Harley Stamp (John Harley Stamp), Non-Indian, 1874-1931  Search this

Previous owner:

Dr. Harley Stamp (John Harley Stamp), Non-Indian, 1874-1931  Search this

Seller:

Dr. Harley Stamp (John Harley Stamp), Non-Indian, 1874-1931  Search this

Presenter/funding source:

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

Object Name:

Knife

Media/Materials:

Animal Bone, stone, hide

Techniques:

Carved, perforated, wrapped, flaked/chipped

Object Type:

Tools and Equipment (General)

Place:

Tigara; Point Hope; Arctic Slope Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

Collection History:

Collected in 1917 by Dr. John Harley Stamp (1874-1931, a Philadelphia physician and amateur anthropologist); purchased by MAI from Harley Stamp in 1918 using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).

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Catalog Number:

7/7955

Barcode:

077955.000

See related items:

Iñupiaq [Tikiġaq/Point Hope]

Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c16a854e-f202-4239-b5fa-e6c66b6e7e06

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_84046