Maskette

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Culture/People: probably Inuvialuit [Mackenzie Delta] (attributed)
Previous owner: Ye Olde Curiosity Shop
Seller: Ye Olde Curiosity Shop
Seller agent: Joseph E. Standley (J. E. Standley), Non-Indian, 1854-1940
Presenter/funding source: James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI in 1916 from Ye Olde Curiosity Shop (Seattle, Washington), which was owned and operated by James E. Standley (1854-1940), using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
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Place: Banks Island; Inuvialuit Settlement Region; Northwest Territories; Canada (inferred)
Archipelago: Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Island Name: Banks Island
Island Grouping: South Canadian Arctic Islands

See related items: Inuvialuit [Mackenzie Delta]; Masks and Masking

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 5/3224
Barcode: 053224.000

Object Type: Masks and Masking

Object Name: Maskette
Media/Materials: Ivory
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68eff7fbe-a6a8-45bb-81b8-68f2e0e168ec

Record ID: NMAI_57085