Shaman's equipment (Image withheld)
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- Culture/People
- Iñupiaq [Kinugumiut/Kingegan/Cape Prince of Wales]
- Seller
- Frank M. Covert (F. M. Covert), Non-Indian, 1858-1929
- Previous owner
- Frank M. Covert (F. M. Covert), Non-Indian, 1858-1929
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Frank M. Covert (1858-1929, a New York dealer); purchased by George Heye from Frank M. Covert circa 1908.
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- Place
- Cape Prince of Wales; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
- See related items
- Iñupiaq [Kinugumiut/Kingegan/Cape Prince of Wales]
- Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 1/8365
- Barcode
- 018365.000
- Object Type
- Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects
- Object Name
- Shaman's equipment (Image withheld)
- Media/Materials
- Wood, birchbark
- Techniques
- Wrapped, tied
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- NMAI_19471