Yo-yo

Date created
1952-1953
Culture/People
Siberian Yupik [Gambell, St. Lawrence Island]
Artist/Maker
Florence Nupok Malewotkuk (Florence Nupok Chauncey/Mrs. Chauncy Malewotkuk), Siberian Yupik [Gambell, St. Lawrence Island], 1906-1971
Previous seller
Florence Nupok Malewotkuk (Florence Nupok Chauncey/Mrs. Chauncy Malewotkuk), Siberian Yupik [Gambell, St. Lawrence Island], 1906-1971
Previous owner
Corporal Harold E. Brown, Non-Indian, 1929-2012
Padraic Brown, Non-Indian
Donor
Padraic Brown, Non-Indian
Collection History
Purchased by Corporal Harold E. Brown (1929-2012) from the artist in 1952 or 1953 when he was stationed on Saint Lawrence Island, Alaska, during the Korean War; inherited by his son Padraic Brown; donated to NMAI by Padraic Brown in 2014.
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Place
Gambell; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago
Bering Sea Islands
Island Name
Saint Lawrence Island
See related items
Siberian Yupik [Gambell, St. Lawrence Island]
Games, Toys, Gambling
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
26/9292
Barcode
269292.000
Object Type
Games, Toys, Gambling
Object Name
Yo-yo
Media/Materials
Hide, dye/dyes, sinew
Techniques
Dyed, sewn, appliquéd
Dimensions
180.0 x 4.3 x 4.5 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6346b10c3-7909-47b8-9ec2-fd431da2b720
Record ID
NMAI_409894