Lamp

Culture/People
Iñupiaq
Previous owner
Frank H. Waskey (Frank Hinman Waskey), Non-Indian, 1875-1964
Previous seller
Frank H. Waskey (Frank Hinman Waskey), Non-Indian, 1875-1964
Previous owner
Major J. A. L. Möller (Jacob A.L. Möller/Monty Möller), Non-Indian, 1883-1957
Donor
Major J. A. L. Möller (Jacob A.L. Möller/Monty Möller), Non-Indian, 1883-1957
Collection History
Collection history unknown; acquired by Frank H. Waskey (1875-1964, a Congressional delegate to the United States House of Representatives for the District of Alaska in 1906-1907 and later a curio dealer in Nome, Alaska) at an unknown date; purchased from Frank Waskey by Major Jacob A.L. Möller (1883-1957, a collector of Latin American antiquities and a New York City manufacturer and importer) in 1948; donated to MAI by Major Möller in 1949.
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Place
Kiana; NANA Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
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Iñupiaq
Furnishings (Home)
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
21/3389
Barcode
213389.000
Object Type
Furnishings (Home)
Object Name
Lamp
Media/Materials
Stone
Techniques
Carved
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c1217384-b308-4b63-aa8a-9cadaa358cdf
Record ID
NMAI_227724