Arrow straightener with caribou effigy

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Date created: circa 1880

Culture/People: Iñupiaq

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source circa 1926.
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Place: Point Barrow; Arctic Slope Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Iñupiaq; Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 14/5306
Barcode: 145306.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Arrow straightener with caribou effigy
Media/Materials: Ivory
Techniques: Carved
Dimensions: 7.5 x 4 x 2 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62ae922da-3742-4f15-99d5-2bf2709864bd

Record ID: NMAI_156098