Donor Name:

Dr. William H. Dall  Search this

Culture:

Kutchin (Gwich'in, Dihjii Zhuh) (?)  Search this

Eskimo, Yup'ik, Premorska (Chnagmiut? or Kuigpagmiut?) (?)  Search this

Object Type:

Belt Fastener

Place:

Alaska, United States, North America

Accession Date:

8 Jan 1868

Notes:

FROM CARD: "ILLUS. IN USNM REPT, 1895; P1. 51, FIG. 6; P. 828. INVENTORIED 1975."

Note: original cultural attribution was Premorska tribe, and object has been listed in the electronic database as Kutchin. On p. 287, B.A.E. Bulletin 30, Pt. 1, entry under Chnagmiut (a Bering Strait Yup'ik group), it is noted that "Premorska" is a name sometimes used for these people, derived from Russian - "people of the sea." Premorska has also been referenced by Dall (p. 223 in Alaska and Its Resources, 1870) as a name applied by the Russians to the Kuigpagmiut Yup'ik.

Record Last Modified:

30 Jul 2020

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

68A00005

USNM Number:

E5622-1

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b33097c1-fc2a-4388-a779-1d7039a7b896

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8469425