Culture/People:

Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]  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:

Spear foreshaft

Media/Materials:

Animal Bone

Techniques:

Carved, incised

Object Type:

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Place:

Point Barrow; 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:

7/8484

Barcode:

078484.000

See related items:

Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67168df59-8583-4cf8-bbc8-01e71a67c7ed

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_84233