Knife handle

Date created
probably AD 1600–1900
Culture/People
probably Siberian Yupik (archaeological) (attributed)
Possible collector
Bernhard U. Krummel, Non-Indian, 1911-1990
Florence C. Krummel (Florence Choiniere Krummel), Non-Indian, 1911-2003
Previous owner
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
Collected by Florence C. Krummel (1911-2003, a retired high school teacher) and Bernhard U. Krummel (1911-1990), probably between 1973 and 1980 when they lived in the Anchorage, Alaska, area or acquired from local Native people; donated to NMAI by their daughter Maradel Krummel Gale in 2003.
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Place
Saint Lawrence Island; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA (inferred)
Archipelago
Bering Sea Islands
Island Name
Saint Lawrence Island
See related items
Siberian Yupik (archaeological)
Tools and Equipment (General)
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
26/2597
Barcode
262597.000
Object Type
Tools and Equipment (General)
Object Name
Knife handle
Media/Materials
Animal bone
Techniques
Carved, incised
Dimensions
12.2 x 2.1 x 2 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65bae9232-963b-4601-8442-7345b3a82e59
Record ID
NMAI_278712