Charm/Amulet

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Culture/People: Iñupiaq [Kinugumiut/Kingegan/Cape Prince of Wales]
Previous owner: Joseph Chilberg, Non-Indian, 1850-1939
Seller: Joseph Chilberg, Non-Indian, 1850-1939

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from Joseph Chilberg (1850-1939, a Native artifact dealer in Nome, Alaska) 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: 7/2320
Barcode: 072320.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Charm/Amulet
Media/Materials: Stone, rawhide
Techniques: Wrapped, tied

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b01b1b18-6b78-4141-9d26-487343a1ed3a

Record ID: NMAI_77478