Fishing line sinker

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Date created: 1900

Culture/People: Yup'ik [Bristol Bay]
Previous owner: Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966
Seller: Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966
Presenter/funding source: Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from the Fred Harvey Company (Indian arts dealers in the Southwest) in 1916 using funds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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Place: Bristol Bay; Bristol Bay Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Yup'ik [Bristol Bay]; Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 5/517
Barcode: 050517.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Fishing line sinker
Media/Materials: Fossil ivory, ivory, baleen
Techniques: Carved
Dimensions: 7 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68ec25147-5395-4ff2-9502-853af97d81ca

Record ID: NMAI_54456