Courtesy of National Museum of the American Indian
More Information
Time Period:
1920-1927
Materials:
Bearded seal/ugruk hide/skin, ivory
Techniques:
Cut, carved
Dimensions:
Cultures:
American Indians, Arctic, Cup'ik, Native Americans, North America, Nunivagmiut Cup'ik [Nunivak Island], Western Arctic, Yup'ik (Yupik Eskimo)
Site Name:
Nunivak Island
County:
Calista Native Corporation
State:
Alaska
Island Name:
Nunivak Island
Archipelago:
Bering Sea Islands
Country:
USA
Collection History:
Collected in 1927 by Stewart C. Eastwood (1899-1961) while working as an ethnological assistant to photographer Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952); donated to MAI in 1928.
Source ID:
NMAI_174274
Catalog Number:
16/2551
Album Name:
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