Seal scratcher

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Culture/People: Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]
Previous owner: M. C. Bruce, Non-Indian
Seller: M. C. Bruce, Non-Indian

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by George Heye circa 1905 from M.C. Bruce (possibly Miner Bruce [1850-1919], an Alaskan fur trader and artifact dealer).
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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: 6516
Barcode: 006516.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Seal scratcher
Media/Materials: Wood, seal claw/claws, sinew
Techniques: Perforated

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c8f4ca51-b872-433e-8ae2-53d579bfc986

Record ID: NMAI_6143