Fish spear point/Leister point

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Date created: probably AD 1600–1875

Culture/People: Siberian Yupik [Kokuluk, St. Lawrence Island]
Collector: Albert E. Thompson (A. E. Thompson), Non-Indian, ca. 1867-1943
Seller: Albert E. Thompson (A. E. Thompson), Non-Indian, ca. 1867-1943

Collection History: Collected between 1897 and 1924 by Albert E. Thompson (ca. 1867-1943), who worked for the US government providing training in reindeer management on St. Lawrence Island and in other parts of Alaska; purchased by MAI from Albert E. Thompson in 1924.
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Place: Kookoolik (Kukulik, Kokuluk); Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago: Bering Sea Islands
Island Name: Saint Lawrence Island

See related items: Siberian Yupik [Kokuluk, St. Lawrence Island]; Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 13/3548
Barcode: 133548.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Fish spear point/Leister point
Media/Materials: Ivory
Techniques: Barbed

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws610fade40-2471-405d-a27b-7980892549d2

Record ID: NMAI_142756