Guncase

There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.

View manifest View in Mirador Viewer

Date created: 1907-1913

Culture/People: Gwich'in (Kutchin) [Yukon River, Alaska]
Seller: Micajah Wallace Pope (M.W. Pope), Non-Indian, 1873-1940
Collector: Micajah Wallace Pope (M.W. Pope), Non-Indian, 1873-1940
Previous owner: Micajah Wallace Pope (M.W. Pope), Non-Indian, 1873-1940

Collection History: Collected between 1907 and 1913 by Micajah W. Pope (1873-1940) during his work with the Alaskan Boundary Survey; purchased by MAI from Micajah Pope in 1928.
Contact Us: Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement

Place: Yukon River; Doyon Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Gwich'in (Kutchin) [Yukon River, Alaska]; Firearms and accessories
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Arctic & Subarctic

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 16/1635
Barcode: 161635.000

Object Type: Firearms and accessories

Object Name: Guncase
Media/Materials: Moose hide/skin, velvet, porcupine quills, glass bead/beads, sinew
Techniques: Sewn, overlay beadwork, quill embroidered, quill-wrapped (flat), edge beaded, strung
Dimensions: 130 x 19 x 2 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6400c5645-e742-4f21-bd49-1a10abe4ff1d

Record ID: NMAI_173387