Baleen

Culture/People
probably Yup'ik [Norton Sound] (attributed)
Possible collector
Ella Ongman, Non-Indian, 1864-1908
Previous owner
Ella Ongman, Non-Indian, 1864-1908
Dr. Clemens F. Fulda, Non-Indian, 1846-1914
Seller
Dr. Clemens F. Fulda, Non-Indian, 1846-1914
Collection History
Collection history unknown; possibly collected by Ella Ongman (1864-1908, a prospector, collector, and entrepreneur who worked in Alaska between 1901 and 1908); acquired by Dr. Clemens F. Fulda (1846-1914) from Ella Ongman at an unknown date; purchased by George Heye from Clemens Fulda in 1912.
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Place
Norton Sound; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA (inferred)
See related items
Yup'ik [Norton Sound]
Materials: Raw
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
2/9379
Barcode
029379.000
Object Type
Materials: Raw
Object Name
Baleen
Media/Materials
Baleen
Techniques
Unmodified
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6329c0460-7f7b-482b-8ad5-b896ccd29bf7
Record ID
NMAI_31435