Reel to hold harpoon line

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Date created: 1920-1927

Culture/People: Nunivagmiut Cu'pig (Cup'ik) [Nunivak Island]
Collector: Stewart C. Eastwood (S.C. Eastwood), Non-Indian, 1899-1961
Previous owner: Stewart C. Eastwood (S.C. Eastwood), Non-Indian, 1899-1961
Donor: Stewart C. Eastwood (S.C. Eastwood), Non-Indian, 1899-1961

Collection History: Collected in 1927 by Stewart C. Eastwood (1899-1961) while working as an ethnological assistant to photographer Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952); donated to MAI by Stewart Eastwood in 1928.
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Place: Nunivak Island; Calista Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago: Bering Sea Islands
Island Name: Nunivak Island

See related items: Nunivagmiut Cu'pig (Cup'ik) [Nunivak Island]; Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 16/2550
Barcode: 162550.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Reel to hold harpoon line
Media/Materials: Wood, antler, paint
Techniques: Carved, pegged, painted

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6bea25b47-5acc-4248-8559-446a2bd8314a

Record ID: NMAI_174273