Seal indicator

Culture/People
Copper Inuit [Ahagmiut/Coronation Gulf]
Collector
Captain Joseph-Fidèle Bernard (Captain Joseph Bernard), Non-Indian, 1878-1972
Previous owner
Captain Joseph-Fidèle Bernard (Captain Joseph Bernard), Non-Indian, 1878-1972
Seller
Captain Joseph-Fidèle Bernard (Captain Joseph Bernard), Non-Indian, 1878-1972
Collection History
Collected by Joseph-Fidèle Bernard (1878-1972, captain of the schooner "Teddy Bear" and collector of Arctic material) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from Captain Bernard in 1923.
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Place
Coronation Gulf; Kitkmeot Region (Qitirmiut); Nunavut; Canada
See related items
Copper Inuit [Ahagmiut/Coronation Gulf]
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
11/6818
Barcode
116818.000
Object Type
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Object Name
Seal indicator
Media/Materials
Animal Bone, sinew
Techniques
Carved, tied
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68dced97c-2c60-43e1-b10a-d44edfb0fc9a
Record ID
NMAI_125928