Charm/Amulet

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Culture/People: possibly Iñupiaq or Yup'ik (Yupik) (attributed)

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by George Heye from an unknown source circa 1906.
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Place: Alaska; USA (inferred)

See related items: Iñupiaq; Personal items

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 1/182
Barcode: 010182.000

Object Type: Personal items

Object Name: Charm/Amulet
Media/Materials: Animal Bone
Techniques: Incised, painted

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws619b2028f-e537-4eee-99ea-7b604a12c877

Record ID: NMAI_10590