Firestarting pyrite and bag

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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]; Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 12/6851
Barcode: 126851.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Firestarting pyrite and bag
Media/Materials: Cotton cloth, hide, stone
Techniques: Sewn

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b2885b34-bf89-44cb-9adf-c13045ccbcc2

Record ID: NMAI_136105