Ear ornament

Date created
1870-1930
Culture/People
Siberian Yupik [St. Lawrence Island]
Previous owner
Marianne Echak, Siberian Yupik [Gambell, St. Lawrence Island]
Nick Echak, Siberian Yupik [Gambell, St. Lawrence Island]
Bernhard U. Krummel, Non-Indian, 1911-1990
Florence C. Krummel (Florence Choiniere Krummel), Non-Indian, 1911-2003
Donor
Maradel Krummel Gale, Non-Indian
Collection History
Formerly owned by Marianne and Nick Echak (Siberian Yupik, Gambell, Alaska); given to Florence C. Krummel (1911-2003, a retired high school teacher) and Bernhard U. Krummel (1911-1990) in 1978 when the Krummels lived in the Anchorage, Alaska, area; donated to NMAI by their daughter Maradel Krummel Gale in 2003.
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Place
Kialegak; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago
Bering Sea Islands
Island Name
Saint Lawrence Island
See related items
Siberian Yupik [St. Lawrence Island]
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
26/2503
Barcode
262503.000
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
Object Name
Ear ornament
Media/Materials
Ivory
Techniques
Carved
Dimensions
2.3 x 2 x 1.2 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6262abe5b-acd7-469d-9bb4-28be4ddde34a
Record ID
NMAI_278615