Figure

Date created
probably AD 1600–1875
Culture/People
Siberian Yupik [Kokuluk, St. Lawrence Island]
Collector
Albert E. Thompson (A. E. Thompson), Non-Indian, ca. 1867-1943
Seller
Albert E. Thompson (A. E. Thompson), Non-Indian, ca. 1867-1943
Collection History
Collected between 1897 and 1924 by Albert E. Thompson (ca. 1867-1943), who worked for the US government providing training in reindeer management on St. Lawrence Island and in other parts of Alaska; purchased by MAI from Albert E. Thompson in 1924.
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Place
Kookoolik (Kukulik, Kokuluk); Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago
Bering Sea Islands
Island Name
Saint Lawrence Island
See related items
Siberian Yupik [Kokuluk, St. Lawrence Island]
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
13/3515
Barcode
133515.000
Object Type
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Object Name
Figure
Media/Materials
Ivory
Techniques
Carved
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b619aefb-fcd5-468f-9813-89e0aaaadfda
Record ID
NMAI_143486