Spear foreshaft

Culture/People
Iñupiaq [Tikiġaq/Point Hope]
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 1924.
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Place
Point Hope; Arctic Slope Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
See related items
Iñupiaq [Tikiġaq/Point Hope]
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
12/6850
Barcode
126850.000
Object Type
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Object Name
Spear foreshaft
Media/Materials
Animal Bone, ivory
Techniques
Carved, perforated
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66704b6b0-352e-4c6f-94a2-bb201a3928c1
Record ID
NMAI_136104