Beaver bowl

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Date created: circa 1850

Culture/People: Tlingit
Previous owner: Children's Museum of Indianapolis (Indianapolis Children's Museum)

Collection History: Collection history unknown, but said to have been collected before 1880; formerly in the collection of the Children's Museum of Indianapolis (Indiana); acquired by MAI through an exchange with the Children's Museum in 1967.
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Place: Klukwan; Sealaska Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Tlingit; Food/Beverage Serving
On View: NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 23/8417
Barcode: 238417.000

Object Type: Food/Beverage Serving

Object Name: Beaver bowl
Media/Materials: Wood
Techniques: Carved
Dimensions: 33 x 15.7 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65737ca84-3e97-42c6-a0d7-297d79f4d1e5

Record ID: NMAI_254007