Bola/Boleadora

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Culture/People: Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]
Previous owner: Frank H. Wood, Non-Indian, 1851-1933
Seller: Frank H. Wood, Non-Indian, 1851-1933
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 Frank H. Wood (1851-1933), a collector and curator of the Old Dartmouth Historical Society in New Bedford, Massachusetts; purchased by MAI from Frank Wood in 1916 using funds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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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: 5/2924
Barcode: 052924.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Bola/Boleadora
Media/Materials: Animal tooth/teeth, sinew
Techniques: Carved, perforated

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c89303a4-00f0-421e-a90d-e6c82875da94

Record ID: NMAI_57225