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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]; Sewing Tools and Equipment: Notions

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 5/4295
Barcode: 054295.000

Object Type: Sewing Tools and Equipment: Notions

Object Name: Button
Media/Materials: Ivory
Techniques: Incised, perforated

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6740adbca-e3b3-4d43-8cd0-0008f951083e

Record ID: NMAI_58599