Spear

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Culture/People: Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]
Collector: Worth G. Ross (W. G. Ross/Worth Gwynn Ross), Non-Indian, 1854-1916
Previous owner: Worth G. Ross (W. G. Ross/Worth Gwynn Ross), Non-Indian, 1854-1916; Abby G.W. Ross (Abby Gibbs Wood Ross/Mrs. Worth G. Ross), Non-Indian, 1855-1927
Seller: Abby G.W. Ross (Abby Gibbs Wood Ross/Mrs. Worth G. Ross), Non-Indian, 1855-1927

Collection History: Collected by Worth G. Ross (1854-1916, of the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service), probably between about 1890 to 1905; inherited by his widow Abby Gibbs Wood Ross (1855-1927); purchased by George Heye/MAI from Abby Gibbs Wood Ross in 1916.
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Place: Point Barrow; Arctic Slope Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]; Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 5/2884
Barcode: 052884.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Spear
Media/Materials: Ivory, hide, wood
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f7880fde-7ede-4c53-bac2-eba794e399fe

Record ID: NMAI_57182