Box with cover in the form of two seals

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Date created: circa 1880

Culture/People: Iñupiaq [Kinugumiut/Kingegan/Cape Prince of Wales]
Seller: Frank M. Covert (F. M. Covert), Non-Indian, 1858-1929
Previous owner: Frank M. Covert (F. M. Covert), Non-Indian, 1858-1929

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Frank M. Covert (1858-1929, a New York dealer); purchased by George Heye from Frank M. Covert circa 1908.
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Place: Cape Prince of Wales; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Iñupiaq [Kinugumiut/Kingegan/Cape Prince of Wales]; Containers and Vessels
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Arctic & Subarctic

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 1/8335
Barcode: 018335.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels

Object Name: Box with cover in the form of two seals
Media/Materials: Wood, glass bead/beads
Techniques: Carved, inlaid
Dimensions: 19 x 8 x 7 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e479316e-3eb4-46da-9cc3-8def8a661eb7

Record ID: NMAI_19438