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Culture/People: Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]
MAI agent: George W. Avery (G. W. Avery/George Wynne Avery), Non-Indian, 1866-1927

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased from an unknown source in 1916 by George Wynne Avery (1866-1927), a mining superintendent who assisted MAI with field collecting activities.
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Place: Point Barrow; Arctic Slope Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]; Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 5/7529
Barcode: 057529.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Object Name: Figure
Media/Materials: Ivory
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67f39d3c7-b958-4288-ba2b-27705a1a922c

Record ID: NMAI_62130