Harpoon line

Date created
1920-1927
Culture/People
Nunivagmiut Cu'pig (Cup'ik) [Nunivak Island]
Collector
Stewart C. Eastwood (S.C. Eastwood), Non-Indian, 1899-1961
Previous owner
Stewart C. Eastwood (S.C. Eastwood), Non-Indian, 1899-1961
Donor
Stewart C. Eastwood (S.C. Eastwood), Non-Indian, 1899-1961
Collection History
Collected in 1927 by Stewart C. Eastwood (1899-1961) while working as an ethnological assistant to photographer Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952); donated to MAI by Stewart Eastwood in 1928.
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Place
Nunivak Island; Calista Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago
Bering Sea Islands
Island Name
Nunivak Island
See related items
Nunivagmiut Cu'pig (Cup'ik) [Nunivak Island]
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
16/2551
Barcode
162551.000
Object Type
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare
Object Name
Harpoon line
Media/Materials
Bearded seal/ugruk hide/skin, ivory
Techniques
Cut, carved
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws645ddcc0b-422e-4007-b151-527c9d554a2d
Record ID
NMAI_174274