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Culture/People: Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]
Previous owner: Dr. Walter A. Stevens (Walter Augustus Stevens), Non-Indian, 1831-1907; Elnora V. Stevens (Elnora Victoria Richards/Mrs. Walter A. Stevens), Non-Indian, 1838-1930; Genevieve I. Stevens, Non-Indian, 1872-1954
Seller: Elnora V. Stevens (Elnora Victoria Richards/Mrs. Walter A. Stevens), Non-Indian, 1838-1930; Genevieve I. Stevens, Non-Indian, 1872-1954

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Walter A. Stevens (1831-1907), who traveled across country before settling in Chicago, Illinois, and becoming a dentist; inherited by his wife Elnora Victoria Richards Stevens (1838-1930) and daughter Genevieve I. Stevens (1872-1954); purchased by MAI from Elnora Stevens and Genevieve Stevens in 1925.
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Place: Point Barrow; Arctic Slope Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]; Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 14/3370
Barcode: 143370.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Object Name: Figure
Media/Materials: Ivory
Techniques: Carved, incised

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6859127cd-0abb-4347-a465-593f9fdc4e2b

Record ID: NMAI_154070