Charm/Amulet

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Culture/People: Iñupiaq [Kinugumiut/Kingegan/Cape Prince of Wales]
Collector: Suzanne Rognon Bernardi Jeffery (Mrs. George A. Jeffery/Mrs. G. A. Jeffery), Non-Indian, 1869-1953
Seller: Suzanne Rognon Bernardi Jeffery (Mrs. George A. Jeffery/Mrs. G. A. Jeffery), Non-Indian, 1869-1953

Collection History: Collected by Suzanne Rognon Bernardi Jeffery (Mrs. George A. Jeffery, 1869-1953) when she taught school at Cape Prince of Wales between about 1901 and 1906; purchased by MAI from Mrs. Jeffery in 1917.
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Place: Cape Prince of Wales; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Iñupiaq [Kinugumiut/Kingegan/Cape Prince of Wales]; Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 6/7890
Barcode: 067890.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Charm/Amulet
Media/Materials: Animal snout, walrus whiskers
Techniques: Dried

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws665bd356f-3ff4-494e-9ebc-f75663e138e6

Record ID: NMAI_72855