Seal scratcher

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Culture/People: Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1946.
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Place: Point Barrow; Arctic Slope Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]; Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 20/9346
Barcode: 209346.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Seal scratcher
Media/Materials: Wood, animal gut/intestines
Techniques: Incised

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws678342cd3-07b4-490e-8bf8-140ebbe24a9e

Record ID: NMAI_223513