Pointed object

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Culture/People: Nunivagmiut Cu'pig (Cup'ik) [Nunivak Island]
Collector: Samuel Prescott Fay (S. Prescott Fay/S.P. Fay), Non-Indian, 1884-1971
Previous owner: Samuel Prescott Fay (S. Prescott Fay/S.P. Fay), Non-Indian, 1884-1971
Seller: Samuel Prescott Fay (S. Prescott Fay/S.P. Fay), Non-Indian, 1884-1971

Collection History: Formerly in the collection of Samuel Prescott Fay (1884-1971, an explorer, naturalist, and mountain climber) and probably collected by him between 1912 and 1914; purchased by MAI from Samuel Prescott Fay in 1951.
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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]; Unknown Function

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 21/8970
Barcode: 218970.000

Object Type: Unknown Function

Object Name: Pointed object
Media/Materials: Ivory
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws683d2c867-e072-4d1c-8c94-7150223212b8

Record ID: NMAI_233537