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Culture/People: possibly Yup'ik (Yupik) or Iñupiaq (attributed)
Previous owner: M. Frederick Savage (Moses Frederick Savage/M. F. Savage), Non-Indian, ca. 1852-1934
Seller: M. Frederick Savage (Moses Frederick Savage/M. F. Savage), Non-Indian, ca. 1852-1934

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of collector and Tiffany's employee Moses Frederick Savage (ca. 1852-1934); purchased by George Heye from M.F. Savage in 1905.
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Place: Alaska; USA (inferred)

See related items: Yup'ik (Yupik); Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 6578
Barcode: 006578.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

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

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f6958983-b38d-4446-aa91-6e3d7292c8ee

Record ID: NMAI_6890