Culture/People:

Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]  Search this

Previous owner:

Joseph Keppler, Jr. (Udo J. Keppler/Gyantwaka), Non-Indian, 1872-1956  Search this

Seller:

Joseph Keppler, Jr. (Udo J. Keppler/Gyantwaka), Non-Indian, 1872-1956  Search this

Object Name:

Spear

Media/Materials:

Ivory, sinew

Techniques:

Carved

Object Type:

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Place:

Point Barrow; Arctic Slope Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Joseph Keppler, Jr. (1872-1956, a long-time friend of George Heye); purchased by George Heye from Joseph Keppler in 1906.

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Catalog Number:

8801

Barcode:

008801.000

See related items:

Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws609a367e8-6b59-4931-89ea-550434290bde

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_9020