Harpoon rest

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Culture/People: Unangax̂ (Aleut)
Previous owner: Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966
Seller: Fred Harvey Company (Fred Harvey Indian Department), 1876-1966
Presenter/funding source: James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from the Fred Harvey Company (Indian arts dealers in the Southwest) in 1917 using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
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Place: Aleutian Islands; Aleut Native Corporation; Alaska; USA (inferred)
Archipelago: Aleutian Islands

See related items: Unangax̂ (Aleut); Watercraft and accessories

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 6/2358
Barcode: 062358.000

Object Type: Watercraft and accessories

Object Name: Harpoon rest
Media/Materials: Ivory, baleen
Techniques: Carved, incised
Dimensions: 23 x 11 x 3 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6bf3d2ef0-61ec-4a02-885a-50b68f86b188

Record ID: NMAI_67377