Bowguard/Wrist guard

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Culture/People: Bering Strait Iñupiaq [King Island]
Previous owner: Joseph Chilberg, Non-Indian, 1850-1939
Seller: Joseph Chilberg, Non-Indian, 1850-1939

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from Joseph Chilberg (1850-1939, a Native artifact dealer in Nome, Alaska) in 1916.
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Place: King Island; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago: Bering Sea Islands
Island Name: King Island

See related items: Bering Strait Iñupiaq [King Island]; Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 5/114
Barcode: 050114.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Bowguard/Wrist guard
Media/Materials: Ivory
Techniques: Incised

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws674bfa9d1-c700-40f2-aae0-0b707e3dfaad

Record ID: NMAI_54132