Knife handle

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Culture/People: Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]
Previous owner: Ye Olde Curiosity Shop
Seller: Ye Olde Curiosity Shop
Seller agent: Joseph E. Standley (J. E. Standley), Non-Indian, 1854-1940

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI in 1946 from Ye Olde Curiosity Shop (Seattle, Washington), which was owned and operated by James E. Standley (1854-1940).
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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: 20/9350
Barcode: 209350.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Knife handle
Media/Materials: Ivory
Techniques: Perforated

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws698edb545-1d53-4916-a887-dde4c08cde1e

Record ID: NMAI_223517