Knife handle

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Culture/People: Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]
Collector: Augusta B. Mueller, Non-Indian, 1899-1968
Previous owner: Augusta B. Mueller, Non-Indian, 1899-1968
Donor: Augusta B. Mueller, Non-Indian, 1899-1968

Collection History: Collected by Augusta B. Mueller (1899-1968) between 1922 and 1926 when she worked as a nurse in Point Barrow, Alaska; donated to MAI by Augusta Mueller in 1928.
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Place: Point Barrow; Arctic Slope Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]; Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 16/2283
Barcode: 162283.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Knife handle
Media/Materials: Animal Bone
Techniques: Perforated

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws627713b2c-b9fa-4968-952e-cff770c29775

Record ID: NMAI_174064