Harpoon head

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Culture/People: Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]
Collector: Augusta B. Mueller, Non-Indian, 1899-1968
Previous owner: Augusta B. Mueller, Non-Indian, 1899-1968
Donor: Augusta B. Mueller, Non-Indian, 1899-1968

Collection History: Collected by Augusta B. Mueller (1899-1968) between 1922 and 1926 when she worked as a nurse in Point Barrow, Alaska; donated to MAI by Augusta Mueller in 1928.
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Place: Point Barrow; Arctic Slope Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Iñupiaq [Nuwukmiut/Point Barrow]; Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 16/2290
Barcode: 162290.000

Object Type: Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Object Name: Harpoon head
Media/Materials: Ivory
Techniques: Perforated

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b9cbe426-99b6-4515-9003-1e70b43ac789

Record ID: NMAI_174071