Football

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Date created: circa 1910

Culture/People: Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]
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: Point Barrow; Arctic Slope Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]; Games, Toys, Gambling
On View: NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, As We Grow: Traditions, Toys, & Games

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 5/3586
Barcode: 053586.000

Object Type: Games, Toys, Gambling

Object Name: Football
Media/Materials: Sealskin/fur, moss, sinew
Techniques: Sewn, appliquéd
Dimensions: 18 x 18 x 19 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d703cd25-c0ba-458f-9097-82309701fea4

Record ID: NMAI_57904