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Culture/People: possibly Yup'ik (Yupik) or Iñupiaq (attributed)
Possible collector: George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945
Previous owner: George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945
Seller: George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945
Presenter/funding source: Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of and possibly collected by Lieutenant George T. Emmons (1852-1945, US Navy 1881-1899) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from George T. Emmons in 1916 using funds donated by Thea Heye.
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Place: Norton Sound; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Yup'ik (Yupik); Sewing Tools and Equipment: Notions

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 5/1236
Barcode: 051236.000

Object Type: Sewing Tools and Equipment: Notions

Object Name: Button
Media/Materials: Ivory, glass bead/beads
Techniques: Carved, incised, inlaid

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a77b6053-73be-4168-b3f8-814fb6b7e6bc

Record ID: NMAI_55320