Story knife

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Culture/People: Iñupiaq [Tikiġaq/Point Hope]
Previous owner: Frederick W. Skiff (Frederick Woodward Skiff/F.W. Skiff), Non-Indian, 1868-1947
Seller: Frederick W. Skiff (Frederick Woodward Skiff/F.W. Skiff), Non-Indian, 1868-1947

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Frederick W. Skiff (1868-1947, a Portland, Oregon, accountant and antiquarian); purchased by MAI from Frederick Skiff in 1925.
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Place: Point Hope; Arctic Slope Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Iñupiaq [Tikiġaq/Point Hope]; Games, Toys, Gambling

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 13/8347
Barcode: 138347.000

Object Type: Games, Toys, Gambling

Object Name: Story knife
Media/Materials: Ivory
Techniques: Carved, incised

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws637714ad2-0076-4b7b-95cc-f38307d502fc

Record ID: NMAI_147982