Hunting helmet with seal and bird designs

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Date created: circa 1870

Culture/People: Yup'ik (Yupik)

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1921.
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Place: Yukon River; Calista Native Corporation, Doyon Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Yup'ik (Yupik); Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Headdresses

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 10/6921
Barcode: 106921.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Object Name: Hunting helmet with seal and bird designs
Media/Materials: Wood, ivory, baleen, iron alloy, cordage
Techniques: Carved, incised
Dimensions: 30.4 x 26.4 x 23 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63f7aae57-83c0-4a7d-a1f5-68048498d8a6

Record ID: NMAI_114255