Human figure

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Date created: circa 1900

Culture/People: Iñupiaq

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1921.
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Place: Kotzebue Sound; NANA Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Iñupiaq; Ceremonial/Ritual items
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Arctic & Subarctic

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 10/5962
Barcode: 105962.000

Object Type: Ceremonial/Ritual items

Object Name: Human figure
Media/Materials: Ivory, glass bead/beads, hide thong/babiche
Techniques: Carved, drilled, strung, tied
Dimensions: 8.5 x 1.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61bf8aac0-ae3d-46e7-a194-f19e777b2db9

Record ID: NMAI_114522