Box with cover

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Culture/People: Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]
Previous owner: Bernard A. Whalen (B.A. Whalen), Non-Indian, 1869-1942
Seller: Bernard A. Whalen (B.A. Whalen), Non-Indian, 1869-1942

Collection History: Collection history unknown, formerly in the collection of Bernard A. Whalen (1869-1942, who dealt in "Alaskan Indian Curios" and operated Whalen's Curio Store in Los Angeles, California); purchased by MAI from Bernard Whalen in 1917.
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Place: Point Barrow; Arctic Slope Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]; Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 6/974
Barcode: 060974.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Box with cover
Media/Materials: Wood
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c21be634-03d2-4146-a830-8be5bb0db9d2

Record ID: NMAI_65677