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Culture/People
Yuit (Siberian Yup'ik) [St. Lawrence Island]
Collector
Farrar Burn, Non-Indian, 1888-1974
June Burn (Inez June Chandler Burn/Mrs. Farrar Burn), Non-Indian, 1893-1969
Previous owner
Farrar Burn, Non-Indian, 1888-1974
June Burn (Inez June Chandler Burn/Mrs. Farrar Burn), Non-Indian, 1893-1969
Seller
Farrar Burn, Non-Indian, 1888-1974
Collection History
Collected by Farrar Burn (1888-1974) and his wife June Chandler Burn (1893-1969) between 1920 and 1921 when they taught in a school on Saint Lawrence Island; purchased by MAI from Farrar Burn in 1923.
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Place
Saint Lawrence Island; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago
Bering Sea Islands
Island Name
Saint Lawrence Island
See related items
Siberian Yupik [St. Lawrence Island]
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
11/6729
Barcode
116729.000
Object Type
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Object Name
Figure
Media/Materials
Ivory
Techniques
Carved
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws645cbfaca-e2a7-4e6b-8919-2f4e545ccb18
Record ID
NMAI_125740