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Culture/People: Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]
Possible owner: Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
Presenter/funding source: Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Thea (Mrs. George) Heye and donated to MAI by her or purchased by MAI from an unknown source with funds donated by her in 1921.
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Place: Point Barrow; Arctic Slope Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]; Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 10/8270
Barcode: 108270.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Object Name: Figure
Media/Materials: Ivory
Techniques: Carved, incised

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws695b8e479-996b-4695-ad94-d5e5d71c9ed6

Record ID: NMAI_116840