Tobacco container

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Date created: circa 1880

Culture/People: Yup'ik [Bristol Bay]
Previous owner: Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966
Seller: Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from the Fred Harvey Company (Indian arts dealers in the Southwest) in 1916.
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Place: Bristol Bay; Bristol Bay Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Yup'ik [Bristol Bay]; Pipes and Smoking
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Arctic & Subarctic

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 5/248
Barcode: 050248.000

Object Type: Pipes and Smoking

Object Name: Tobacco container
Media/Materials: Wood, glass bead/beads, cordage
Techniques: Carved, inlaid, drilled, tied
Dimensions: 15 x 8 x 7 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67c1b5f54-65ff-4a11-9df2-df4a4ff89d49

Record ID: NMAI_53934