Collector:

Edward W. Nelson  Search this

Donor Name:

U.S. Department of Agriculture  Search this

Culture:

Eskimo (?)  Search this

Object Type:

Boot

Place:

Not Given, Alaska, United States, North America

Accession Date:

16 Mar 1897

Notes:

FROM CARD: "CHILD'S. INVENTORIED 1976. LOAN: U.S.I.A. INUA JUN 24 1988. ILLUS.: INUA CATALOGUE. USIA 1988, P1.65, P.46. LOAN RETURNED DEC 28 1990." Exhibit mount stored with object.

From transcript of consultations held in conjunction with "Yuungnaqpiallerput (The Way We Genuinely Live)" exhibit, April 17-18, 2010: "It may be [Yup'ik, but] — it's very European. It may be a model that Nelson commissioned for himself and that's why he kept it for himself."

Record Last Modified:

30 Jul 2020

Specimen Count:

2

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

031796

USNM Number:

E176317-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30f41be81-5b36-4701-97de-dea9dde07d00

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8351679