Harpoon head

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Culture/People: Nunivagmiut Cu'pig (Cup'ik) [Nunivak Island]
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: Nunivak Island; Calista Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago: Bering Sea Islands
Island Name: Nunivak Island

See related items: Nunivagmiut Cu'pig (Cup'ik) [Nunivak Island]; Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 5/5591
Barcode: 055591.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Harpoon head
Media/Materials: Stone, ivory, sinew
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6645258f2-0f2b-465c-b837-8cb2179f7e3e

Record ID: NMAI_60116