Pillow cover

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Date created: circa 1910

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

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 16/1663
Barcode: 161663.000

Object Type: Furnishings (Home)

Object Name: Pillow cover
Media/Materials: Deerhide/deerskin, cotton cloth, glass bead/beads, cotton thread
Techniques: Sewn, overlay beadwork, appliquéd, fringed
Dimensions: 65 x 65 x .5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62d9c680b-f071-4dab-a5d2-f96c3e608646

Record ID: NMAI_173449